Barfing Baby Bus

Since the last time I updated, a lot has happened. The day after rafting, we took a van to the lake, took a boat across the lake, and then took a van to Monteverde. In Monteverde, we went straight to the ziplining place. We went all the way to the top, ready to zipline down a few miles, but a thunderstorm started and the guides wouldn't let us continue because the lightning was too dangerous. So we walked all the way down back to the base and had to postpone until the next morning. When we actually did go, it was really fun but a little bit painful because rain would hit our faces so hard it would sting.

While in Monteverde, we visited a butterfly garden, which was actually really cool. Don't question our manliness. There were actually a lot of bugs and stuff, not just butterflies. There were huge cockroaches and katydids and tarantulas (it takes lots of courage to get close to these things). We also went to a coffee plantation and learned about sugar cane and coffee and the processing procedures and stuff. We got to sample all the stuff they grew there too, it was really tasty.

From Monteverde, we took an indirect bus to Manuel Antonio. As soon as we checked into our hostel, we went straight to the beach. For the next few days we visited a few different beaches, all of which were really amazing. The first one was so secluded that we were literally the only people there. The water was too warm, though. It wasn't refreshing at all since it was as hot as the outside air. Everyday, we'd wake up and eat a little something and go straight to the beach, stay there for a few hours, eat again, relax in the hostel that overlooked the forest and the ocean, read, and do other relaxing things. It was great. Also, we ate dinner everyday at the same place because it was delicious and cheap. We had beans and rice everyday and I'm not sick of it. It's delicious! Oh, Yoontae obviously didn't get sunburned since he's already pure black, but I got burned by the time we left. That's the only bad thing about Costa Rica.

Today, we took a bus from Manuel Antonio back to San Jose (since we're flying out of San Jose tomorrow) and in the bus a baby barfed. Not only did it barf, but it barfed in the seat right next to us. Lucky Yoontae, he got a little barf spray on his leg. For the next 2 hours, it smelled like bile and rotten cheese (lovely, right?). Even with the window open, it was pretty repulsive. Yoontae was dying since he was sitting right next to the puddle of barf, so I saved the day! Being the sharp-minded, brilliant individual that I am, I devised a wonderful plan: using our stick of chapstick, Yoontae coated his upperlip. Since the chapstick was lightly scented, Yoontae could then pucker up and his nice smelling upper lip then blocked out the nasty smell of baby barf. I'm a genius.

Now we are in San Jose and it is pouring. We will leave tomorrow at noon, fly to Fort Lauderdale, then fly into LAX by midnight. South America trip is over!