Water tubing
My greatest fear thus far is the water, well more like the
ocean. The river never really scared me even though there could be alligators.
I was totally confident of tubing down the river and waterfalls. The only scary
part was getting stuck, or when the current kind of took you along regardless
of where you actually wanted to go.
I remember there were some areas that had large waterfalls;
our tour guide insisted we go one at a time and once we went through, hold onto
the rope on the other side so we could all stick together. Of course, my tube
got stuck going down so I needed assistance, almost flipped, and rushed down
the waterfall, missed the rope and was holding onto a rock on the side of the
bank. JUST MY LUCK! But, I wasn’t the only one, the guy right after me ended up
missing the rope as well and I managed to grab onto his tube so he can at least
stay with me; the two stragglers.
The parts where the current wasn’t strong, was extremely peaceful. I kind of laid down to the best of my ability, and just gazed up at the sky, the trees and the overall nature. I could smell the fresh air, hear the birds chirping, and feel the wind. That right there was paradise. I didn’t think of anything else; I was completely present to that moment. We drifted like that quite a bit, until of course another waterfall came.
The parts where the current wasn’t strong, was extremely peaceful. I kind of laid down to the best of my ability, and just gazed up at the sky, the trees and the overall nature. I could smell the fresh air, hear the birds chirping, and feel the wind. That right there was paradise. I didn’t think of anything else; I was completely present to that moment. We drifted like that quite a bit, until of course another waterfall came.
Mud bath
When I went to Colombia a few months back, I went to an
inactive volcano where I was able to have a mud bath!! Here in Costa Rica, the
volcano was far from us but they brought the mud to us!!! We had two options,
hot or cold. Even though it was extremely hot out, the idea something hot just
seemed quite soothing. The tour guide handed us paintbrushes that we could dip
into the mud and lather our bodies with. We laid down on the to let it dry and
jumped into the water to get it all off. It took a few jumps and scrubbing to
get the mud off. Oh, and not to mention that the mud SMELT disgusting… and I
mean disgusting. I remember smelling like sulfur for days [only downside].
The jump from the top of the rocks to the bottom into the
lake wasn’t that far but it still worried me as the current was strong and
there were large rocks that I obviously didn’t want to come into contact with.
I jumped regardless, hoping for the best. I just figured that so many people
have done it before and the tour guide wouldn’t have said to jump if he didn’t
think it was safe. I survived, obviously.
IT WAS SUPER REFRESHING. The water was crystal clear, you could see the little fishes swimming around, and the water was nice and cold. The only thing that freaked me out (there’s got to be something right?) were the plants because as I got closer to the side to get out, they would brush up on my leg and freak me out. I thought it was something in the water ready to take me away. (a little dramatic :P)
IT WAS SUPER REFRESHING. The water was crystal clear, you could see the little fishes swimming around, and the water was nice and cold. The only thing that freaked me out (there’s got to be something right?) were the plants because as I got closer to the side to get out, they would brush up on my leg and freak me out. I thought it was something in the water ready to take me away. (a little dramatic :P)
Hot Springs
Ending the day in the
relaxing hot springs. The area had various springs on levels all differing in
water temperature. As you traveled up to the top, the water temperature of the
springs also increased. I wanted the hottest one possible so I went all the way
to the top. It was big enough for about 20 people to sit comfortably, but there
were only two of us. We swam around and had the entire thing to ourselves. It
was the perfect way to end such a crazy, fun filled, adventurous day.
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