South Dakota: Day 5 - Once I made it to the car (half asleep mind you), I collapsed inward (imploded) on the seat, after which, I had enough energy to keep my eyes open for a substantial amount of time. I noticed the weather was… Continue Reading
South Dakota: Day 4: Custer State Park - After hibernation, I woke up to the smell of croissants and banana which we had bought at Walmart yesterday. The best part? I didn't even have to leave my room! Then we went to Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park,… Continue Reading
South Dakota/Wyoming: Day 3: Devil’s Tower - Once my dad dragged me out of bed, I sat at the breakfast area. Same as yesterday, *sigh*. We got in the car, and I prepared for a long drive. We were going to Devil’s Tower. Why did they call… Continue Reading
South Dakota: Day 2: Badlands National Park - After traveling the whole day yesterday, today we get to do actual sightseeing. Our first monumentally exciting sight was the breakfast buffet. I had a pancake, jelly donut, and 2 sausages. Once we got into the car, I was pleasantly… Continue Reading
South Dakota: Preamble - Finally! Time to board the airplane. We walked onto the plane with a sight of first class seats, that we didn't waste money on. I took the window seat. After 30 painful minutes of looking at the seatback screen with… Continue Reading
Costa Rica: Treetopia Adventure Park and Night Walk - Our first activity at Treetopia was a guided tour of the Hanging Bridges. The first thing that they showed us on the tour was the emergency Costa Rican toilet paper, a soft plant with shocking resemblance to (prepare to be… Continue Reading
Costa Rica: Rio Celeste Waterfall Hike - We ate breakfast, got in the car, and drove to the Rio Celeste waterfall parking. We started the hike pretty normally, but there was a lot of uphill, which was paved for the most part. We eventually reached an arc… Continue Reading
Cost Rica: Proyecto Asis Wildlife Rescue Center - We visited a wildlife rescue center today. We saw a LOT of animals on the tour: I’m going to list the highlights : Monkeys(Howlers, Spider, White-Faced, and Squirrel), Parrots, Macaws, Pigs. I’m also going to list a fun fact about… Continue Reading
Costa Rica: Volcano, Jungle, and Hot Springs - I'm going to start us off with a checklist that is a description of what we experienced at Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal. The results were mixed: Mirador El Silencio ✓ Good Disappointing foggy partial lake view on lake viewpoint trail… Continue Reading
Costa Rica: River rafting - Canoa Aventura (Or, you know canoe adventures for those of us who don’t speak Spanish) was the company who took us on the river floating safari trip on our first full day in Costa Rica. So let me start on… Continue Reading