Author: Evan
Location: la Isla De amor y tortugas: tortuguero
The morning after a very eventful night in which a few curious and hungry (for food/adventure) lifeworkers decided to try their fate and venture beyond the fluorescent pink iron gate of happyland, the delicious breakfast of huevos, bread, OJ, coffee and what else but gallo pinto was surprisingly not awkward at all. However. Ally "bossyb' accidentally spilled her OJ all over the waitress but all was well or rather happy in happyland. Sad to leave our 1985 spring break themed "resort", we ventured on a 3 hour MTV boat ride to tortuguero. After 2 hours of crocodiles, Dutchmen, doritos and monkeys, we arrived at our rest stop and devoured the most delicious and savory meal of fried chicken, platanos, tomatoes, the works. Bloated and satisfied by our feast, we continued our boat ride to Tortuguero. Anyway, the hotel-WillisLodge is the bomb with its cute cabins (very Parent Trap) and talented chef. After swinging on the hammocks and dinner, we went to town and took a walk on the beach, which we could not swim in because the water is infested with deadly sharks and scary riptides. However, Our time at the beach was still fun, playing trust games and Red Rover, which isn't that fun. Sweaty and bruised and sandy and bitten from the games we went to the town and bought ice cream. Yum. Then, after that little escapade, we bounded back to the hotel to eat and talk some more. Dinner was delish and consisted of the usual rice and beans and chicken. But, the highlight of this copious meal was the exquisite mashed potatoes. Holla. I love potatoes. Almost as delicious as the potatoes was our exciting walk to watch a mamma sea turtle lay her 5000 eggs. Oh, and the turtle was bigger than me. Hooray. Still astonished by this life-changing experience, we ("my comrades and I" as Andrew would say) trekked back to our lodge stumbling over gnarled roots.
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