Paradise in the Cloud Forest – Jamie and Maddy

Upon arriving back at our cabins after dinner, we discovered there were some friendly visitors in our kitchen. We found a kinkajou stealing our bananas after a door was left open…we won’t be making that mistake again. We had fun feeding them fawning over how adorable they were.
After that we had cozy evening and enjoyed settling in. We were pleasantly surprised that we could step out of the showers and say “Wow, that was too hot!” (slightly different than the military showers back at ITEC).

This morning we awoke to a chilly cabin and quickly realized we didn’t pack enough pants. We then split into two groups for a morning hike (one went on a more challenging trail while the other took a more leisurely path and journaled). After an exhausting morning full of adventure, we enjoyed a delicious meal and were introduced to our individual projects. We were given the freedom to further explore observations or thing we found interesting in the forest. The projects currently range from observing hummingbirds to drawing fungi.

As day turns into night, we are now getting ready for another delicious meal and we are excited to meet up with the Costa Rica group tomorrow (even if only for a day).

Jamie and Maddy