Day 2

We started the day with the coffee tour. We saw the demonstrations of how the coffee is produced. Today the clouds obscured the Poás Volcano. While we were traveling we saw some howler monkeys and an iguana and an orange bellied bird and one with yellow legs. We we went to lunch and ate rice and beans (Gallo pinto). The drinks were fruity and delicious. We rode on the bus on really windy roads.  We passes the La Paz waterfall and other smaller waterfalls. Once we arrived at the hotel, we went to the pool, we ate more rice and beans, we got some snacks for game night.

It rained on and off all day and the rain sounds very loud in the cabins.

Our Trip to CR

Today was an amazing day. We woke up early. We took a car, a bus, a tram, teo airplanes and then another bus! During the trip we felt excited to reach the destination. It was exciting when we had to walk fast because our airplane was delayed and we almost missed our flight.

Your amazing chaperones are still standing

Working on our quizzes!

Remember the homework I assigned? Finish it correctly with the help of friends and the textbook to earn a prize!

We're at the gate and made it through security!

We're on out way!

Count Down!

1. Please be punctual and arrive at the school at 5:30 am

2. Don't leave your child until we have checked them in.

3. No perfumes or colognes as some of us are allergic and we will be in close proximity

4. Jobs for tomorrow:

Bus sweepers: 

Naya B. Hannah J - You're the last ones out of the bus and you check the floor, seats etcin case someone left something behind. clean out trash if any.

Luggage handlers: 

Nathan K, Malayja R, Patricia H - one person lines them uo, anither oerson rolls them to the bus, the third person hands them to bus driver. Patricia is leader and decides who dies what.

Blog writers:

Miguel C, Brey'Cyn L, Niya T. Miguel is the leader. He will decide who will be writers/photographers. Photographers must get permission from travelers in ordder to post.

All packed up!

Here's what your luggage should look like on the outside. 1. EF tours name tag 2. lock 3. pink tape

EF Luggage tag

Here's a sample of what the EF tours luggage tag should look like. The name of our tour is: Costa Rica: A touch of the tropucs

Spray this on clothes REI

Let the clothes dry and thats your bug spray. lasts 6 washes. spray, let dry 2-4 hrs.

Compact towel with high absorbency

Check out this towel that dries superfast and is very compact. Comes with baggie.

$29.94

Bens insect repellent at REI

Carry on almost done

I still have to get a couple of things (didn't relize I don't own a bathing suit...) but I packed everything on the list and my carryon weighs 15 lbs. I may not have to check in a bag after all! What about you?

Notice I have a lock that is designed for travel. Kids will pack every night as though they were leaving and locking their suitcase. this way no one will think their stuff was stolen.

travel size - lots of choices at Target

Don't diss the hat!

Here's my Costa Rica style. I may not be "cool", but I wont be sun burnt.

Post pictures in our blog of you getting ready for our adventure too! 😀

Let's break in our new shoes before Costa Rica!

We're at Great Falls Billy Goat Trail!

deals!

deals!

deals

luggage scale at brookstone

10% off forusat Capitol Luggage

directly above eddie bauer

luggage store is right above eddie bauer

anti theft bags

toiletry kit

sling bag

clip for $

passport holder

Collapsible pocket water bottle

Water bottle so you dont walk around with an empty plastic bottle and eco friendly.

kids can be loud!

boo boos

bugs😫

In case the food disagrees with you...

alergies? pack benadryl

Looking forward to the shopping trip at Eddie Bauer

Thank you Mrs. Beheler and all the volunteers with setting up this trip, a.k.a. vacation from our kids!  Also not be forgotten, the 47% discount at Eddie Bauer on June 18th at 8am.

Mandatory meeting tomorrow

Early birds will have their medical consent form notarized (5:30) and adult travelers will have their id's printed for the trip.

Great News About Shopping for Clothes for our Trip

I'm sorry, first of all, if you see that the last few posts are messy looking.  I went to Columbia Town Center today and I wondered into Eddie Bauer.  I was looking for suggestions for you as far as what to wear for our Costa Rica adventure.

I did find that Eddie Bauer has pretty much exactly what we need, but not just for the travelers, but really these are clothes that anyone would want to wear out while doing outdoors activities here or just about anywhere.

You can see that I found clothing that provide excellent sun repellent qualities.  Also the clothing is very lightweight and dries easily in case we get caught in a tropical rain storm.

The good news is that the manager noticed me taking lots of pictures and he asked me about our trip, which I shared happily.  Then he told me that he would....

OPEN THE STORE 2 HOURS BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE STORE TO THE PUBLIC so that we can have all the attention we need.  He offered to pull out the smaller sizes as they do not have kids' clothing.  I figured, heck, why not?  So I made a date for

SATURDAY JUNE 18 AT 8:00 AM AT THE EDDIE BAUER IN COLUMBIA TOWN CENTER.  You would park in the Nordstrom covered parking because the other parking lots will be roped off.

But of course you know that I am going to try to "regatear" (bargain) something for us so I immediately said..."So...what kind of a discount can you give us?"  I really expected to have to work at this but he caved in almost immediately and I negotiated a ....

47% DISCOUNT!!!

I'm so excited because, as you can see, this excellent product does come with a high price.

Well, that's all for now!  I'll still be looking around for goodies for us and keep you posted.

protect your phone

here's this product that will protect your phone

For women and shoes etc.

super light weight bag and shoes that are water proof lightweight and a good for hiking.

has stretch, no sunscreen they come in all models

like shirts, skorts, bermuda and shorter length

Women's shirts same idea with the sunscreen and light.

Here are some suggestions. These pants have a bit of stretch. theyre light weight, have zip pockets.

notice that they also have sun protection. they might be good for hiking, horse back riding. they dont convert to shorts, but they di have pockets. they have shorts made of the same material.

this is a really lightweight jacket for if it rains. waterproof and light packing.

Here we have a convertible shirt perfect for where we're going, light weight, doesnt wrinkle, sunscreen.

sun screen on the hat