More Rafting Pictures

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Here are some more pictures from the rafting trip as promised. Feel free to comment on the blog in the comments section below and we will pass on any message you wish. If anyone wants to follow our facebook we would thrilled. Visit our facebook click here. Thanks for following and hope all are having a great week!

Rafting Pacuare River

This was a 4 hour raft trip that rates up with some of the best ever. The Pacuare river is not only rainforest from start to finish but it is filled with amazing waterfalls from start to finish and canyons that make you feel like you are in a Jurrasic Park film or Avatar.

Everyone did an amazing job rowing and I was with the all guys raft so we had a blast to say the least. We made our way through the class III & IV rapids and enjoyed every minute of it getting soaked from start to finish. We spend plenty of time in the river as this is what rafters consider a pool and drop river which means after every rapid their is a pool which is a great river for commercial rafting.

Take a look at some of the pics and stay posted because this blog post will not fit them

all so there are more to come.

Morning in Turrialba

When they got up this morning it was a beautiful day which it still is. In Costa Rica the dry season is from mid December till mid April so they should not see many clouds this week. The volcano was smoking and we packed up and headed to breakfast. Everyone seemed to sleep very well and had no problem getting up.

We took the kids to breakfast and then made the 1 hour drive up into the mountains.

The river today is called Pacuare River and it is one of the most scenic rivers on the planet according to National Geographic. When we arrived to the river we made sure all the kids had their sun-screen on and ready to raft.

The pictures are from breakfast and from the Turrialba volcano smoking this morning. Turrialba is the second tallest volcano in all of Costa Rica.

Welcome MCDS to Costa Rica

The kids are here. It is a beautiful day here in paradise and they came walking out of the airport at around 11am our time. We pulled the bus around, loaded the kids in, and made our way through the capital city to get out into the Turrialba area. We had lunch for them ready on the bus and they all seem to be very good eaters as most student groups are.

Their first stop was in the town of Cartago which was the first Captial city of Costa Rica. Their guide's name is Diego. Diego filled them in on the history of the capital city and also the Central Valley where they landed.

The Central Valley is the area of Costa Rica that has most the population and is surrounded by volcanoes and mountains. The tallest volcano in Costa Rica is located on the south end of San Jose and it is called Irazu which measures just over 11,000ft. The kids landed at 3,000ft which is about 3,000 more than Miami. The drive today will take the kids through the country-side with views of two different volcanos (Irazu & Turrialba; two of Costa Rica's six active volcanoes) and then through some plantations of coffee and sugar-cane. If you like coffee let me know I will send your kids home with a bag of Costa Rican coffee!

To all you Miami Heat fans congratulations I see the Heat just won a close game. Well thanks for tuning in to the blog and believe me the pictures get better. Just wait for the Pacuare River rafting pictures tomorrow. Enjoy your Sunday and we promise to take excellent care of your children.