Day 9 Bio-cultural Diversity

Hello from Gianna and Kelly! This morning we had ANOTHER 6am wake up. We ate eggs, CHICKEN sausage, CHICKEN nuggets, fried tortillas, and dragon fruit. Then we hopped right on the bus and went to Refugio Pedasi beach to meet Margaret. We first looked and learned more about the dunes, and saw a sea snake on the way. On the way back to the bus, we picked up two full bags of trash, then sorted the trash into categories. It helped us get a better look at what types of trash typically wash up on the beach. While we were cleaning up from the trash inventory, it started to pour rain! After that, we went to a gift shop in Pedasi and got some cute souvenirs.

We were still early for our lunch time, so we stopped at a gas station for some snacks and then went to the Pedasi Museum and did a bottle flip competition before leaving. Then we went to the same place for lunch and had either pork ribs or chicken and fries. After that, we drove to the Playita Resort to swim and hang out at the beach for a few hours. While we were over there, we saw a macaw, spider monkeys, deer, lots of hermit crabs, and dogs! Some people swam, and some people played cards, but all around everyone had a great time. And by the time we got there, the weather cleared up and it was hot and sunny.

Then we took out usual long trip back to the hotel, and on the way we stopped back at the gas station. Then we got ready for dinner, which was burgers and fries, not chicken!!!!!! Then we had our nightly meeting, where we talked about bio-cultural diversity, and why its important. It was for some reason EXTRA long tonight. Now we’re just hanging out before our 10:30 lights out. But everyone’s very tired so probably not going to be that late. And yeah, that was our day! Goodbye from Kelly and Gianna!