Today I went on a canoe excursion. There was a large group of us who went, so once we arrived at the beach, they split us into 4 groups. After getting life jackets and paddles, we got into these large canoes with stabilizers on either side (basically wings of wood to help keep the boat from flipping). We paddled around a cliff with all of these birds perched in the trees. Once around, we headed for this nice beach and stopped there. There was an opportunity to go snorkeling, so I decided to try it. They had put toothpaste inside the goggles to prevent the glass from fogging, but it kind of burned my eyes (even after washing it out). I never realized how difficult it is to control your breathing while snorkeling, I ended up having to practice breathing with my head out of the water until I could get the hang of it. Once I did, I tried looking for thigs in the water. It was kind of murky so it wasn’t the best for snorkeling. However, one of the guides found a medium-sized octopus and a starfish and brought them out of the water. That was pretty cool. After that, I followed one of the guides a bit into the forest and saw a small waterfall. Then, it was time to row back and head back to the ship. I wanted to do some shopping, so we took the shuttle back to Puntarenas and found a nice market. Costa Rica is quite beautiful and it’s too bad we only had 2 days to see anything there.
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