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rincon de la vieja

Today was my day off. The british spider monkey chick invited me to go with her and a friend to Rincon de la Vieja - a volcano that is about 1 hour away from Santa Rosa. It was a really cool trip - except for the fact that is was super humid today and I couldn't stop sweating. ugh. gross. At least I know my fitness level is improving here...we climbed a really long steep hill and I was able to walk and talk at the same time and hardly felt out of breath when we were done. ^___^

Anyway, here is a little slideshow of the photos I took while there. We got to see boiling water pools, mud pits, giant fig trees, and a little mini volcano crater (hiking to the big crater would have taken 7 hours round trip and we didn't have time). The scenery was a mix between a lush green rainforest and a dry barren grassland and the whole place smelled like steamy rotten eggs. They had canopy tours there that I would have liked to do (moar ziplining!!) but the others didn't seem too interested. I guess that just means i'll have to go back again someday.

Hope you enjoy the pics! Also, because a photo just doesn't capture the coolness... here is a video of a boiling pond. I wonder how long it would take a human to cook if they fell in there? mmmm.



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Dayna

bee hole

A couple days ago, I snapped this video of the LV monkeys drinking at a watering hole in a dried up quebrada (creek). Check out how many bees were swarming! They were everywhere. Sometimes we get bees swarming in our kitchen like this. The crazy thing is, the bees never sting. Apparently they don't associate us as a threat to their hive when they are near water. I guess if the hive was nearby, it would be a different story...
Anyways, after I shot this video I followed the monkeys right through the middle of the bee swarm. I wasn't even scared. Cool huh?


*buzz* *buzz*

wee cuteness

My internet is still sucking but I walked to the comedor (cafeteria) for a tiny post this morning.

Look what I found in my room last night? WEE BABY GECKO! I found it on my desk and it let me pick it up just long enough to snap one quick photo. Then it jumped off my hand and ran up the wall. I hope it decides to live with me cause I lurve it.

cute things make me happy.
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Dayna

MEGA FAIL INTERNET

My internet has been down for over 24 hours. I feel like i'm going through withdrawal from some kind of drug. :(

I have snuck into the lab and am using lab-internet right now but I can't stay on long cause dinner is ready soon. I have a few different blogs ready...i just don't have time to post them right now. i'll sneak back and post as soon as I can.

"no TV and no internet makes Dayna something something...."
"go crazy? Don't mind if I do!"


Free cyberz for anybody who knows what that quote is from.

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Dayna