First of all, we would like to say that we finally made it to El Horizontes. We also would like to say sorry for not blogging last night. Many of us were busy finishing our projects, but some of them didn't get done.
This morning we woke up (some of us very early to finish our projects) and had our last delicious breakfast at Finca la Anita. We frantically packed our suitcases and loaded onto the bus. It was a long 2 1/2 hour ride, but at least it had air conditioning (which is more than we can say for El Horizontes). As soon as we stepped off the bus, we were hit by a wave of humidity and sunlight, which we had never experienced at Finca la Anita.
On the ride to El Horizontes, we stopped at a little supermarket to pick up any groceries we desired. Mostly our groceries consist of chips and junk food, mainly because we crave American food. Although, don't worry! We are definitely making good dietary choices and not getting fat (for the most part).
After arriving at El Horizontes, we claimed our rooms, unpacked our suitcases, and hung up any wet clothes from Finca la Anita. This is the first time we have had any dry clothing since we got off the plane in Liberia. However, some of our clothes are getting wet for other reasons (because of sweat, ewww). We barely got out of our rooms for lunch when we were pulled on a itty-bitty walk to spot more Capuchin monkeys.
El Horizontes is super cool (not literally) because it is a actual research facility. Here they study a different ant species called Pseudomyrmex, which has a mutualistic relationship with Acacia trees. We got to study these ants up close in the field.
After lunch, the first years gave our final presentations on our ant projects. It was hard to do because the fans were very loud in the room and we couldn't hear people talk. Also, there were wasps flying everywhere, which was very distracting. But, in the end, we all did very well and look forward to presenting to our parents when we return home.
Soon, we will be off to dinner and then the beach. There we will sweep for turtles and will not return until anywhere between 12:00 and 3:00 in the morning. Therefore, this will be the blog for the day. We will definitely report if we see any turtles, but not until tomorrow, since we will all be very tired tonight.
This is my conclusion paragraph... Don't know what to write. So... GO SCIENCE! WOOOOHOOOO!
-Olivia & Adalee
P.S. We saw a really cool lizard that has a name that translates to Tree Chicken. He is pictured below.
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