Thursday - Natural Site

Today we decided to get our adrenaline fix and do some river rafting around the Arenal Volcano. I chose for us to take on The Bull River, which is a class 3 and 4 river. We decided to book a the 8:30 AM tour, and found out it would last 7 hours. Of course none of us had any rafting experience before this and it may have not been the wisest of choices. The views of the rainforest and mountainsides were awesome, the smashing against rocks and taking on waves while being flung down the river was not so awesome. We did get to see some pineapple and papaya fields, which is something none of us had ever seen before. Mid-trip we stopped for lunch with the guide and were served delicious fresh fruits. In the end we all almost died, but we made it to the end and looking back on it we didn’t regret it. Before going home, we were fed a meal of gallo pinto and fresh fruit while sitting along the pristine river bank. It was quite the experience, but we will probably take it easy for the rest of the week.