Honeymoon - Monday 6/30/08

On Monday morning, we got up bright and early to meet our guide and head into the mountains for whitewater rafting. We had a traditional Costa Rican breakfast at "base camp" (in Costa Rica, they have rice and beans even for breakfast!) and then headed deeper into the mountains. We reached a point where our bus could go no further so we all piled into a trailer hitched to the back of a tracker for a 20-minute bumpy, steep ride to the riverside.

When we got to the river, we geared up, practiced the commands and moves, and headed into the class 3-4 rapids with our guide. Our guide was excellent and we had so much fun! We, of course, got absolutely soaked but neither of us fell out of the raft. One woman on our raft did fall out and Britton saved her, our hero! ;-)


When we got to a tranquil spot at the end of the rafting trip, Britton did a flip off the boat and enjoyed the lukewarm waters.


A short bus ride took us back to base camp where we changed into dry clothes and had a late lunch.

We then went on a long bus ride back to Hotel Bougainvillea, walked around the gardens, and had dinner at the hotel's restaurant.

When I say we got soaked...I mean we got REALLY soaked!!! This was a wild ride, here are some pictures taken by the rafting company:
We are in the second row.


Britton holding on to me for security. Awwww....


We're heading into rough waters.


Really rough waters.


We got a little wet.