We are at an elevation of around 10,000ft. We just stopped for a break to stretch their legs and got some hot choco. We will soon be driving through the cloud forest where Jonathan and Jheudy will explain the difference between a cloud forest and a rainforest which mostly deals with the elevation. A rainforest will be from sea-level to 5,300ft while a cloudforest is from 5,300ft to around 10,000. After the 10,000ft we reach Paramo (sub alpine forest). Well that is your lesson for the day and you will be getting a quiz tomorrow. We usually consider ourselves prepared when it comes to tours but it turns out we ran out of gas. We had to have the kids push the bus at 10,000ft of elevation. If you plan a Costa Rica Family Adventure trip with us dont worry you wont have to push. We will refund all families for the labor of the kids. It was around 3 hours of pushing the bus and you can see it took all of them in the picture. (Im just kidding of course but thought this would be one way to show you what the kids have been riding in during the week). Dont worry we have plenty of gas. If not they will need the excercise for there Pacuare whitewater rafting adventure in the next couple of days. We are now arriving to an area where if it is clear we can see both coast. Ok we just past it and it turns out we could not there were a few clouds in the way. Well Jose and Randell our drivers are doing a great job getting us down the mountain and we should be arriving to the hotel around 6pm our time. Hope everyone has a great evening and thanks for commeting! I also wanted to say that we were very impressed all the girls wanted to wash their own dishes. They even offered to wash mine which will definately win them some free Costa Rican adventure gear. The pics are to prove that they washed the dishes.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Long Drive...
We are at an elevation of around 10,000ft. We just stopped for a break to stretch their legs and got some hot choco. We will soon be driving through the cloud forest where Jonathan and Jheudy will explain the difference between a cloud forest and a rainforest which mostly deals with the elevation. A rainforest will be from sea-level to 5,300ft while a cloudforest is from 5,300ft to around 10,000. After the 10,000ft we reach Paramo (sub alpine forest). Well that is your lesson for the day and you will be getting a quiz tomorrow. We usually consider ourselves prepared when it comes to tours but it turns out we ran out of gas. We had to have the kids push the bus at 10,000ft of elevation. If you plan a Costa Rica Family Adventure trip with us dont worry you wont have to push. We will refund all families for the labor of the kids. It was around 3 hours of pushing the bus and you can see it took all of them in the picture. (Im just kidding of course but thought this would be one way to show you what the kids have been riding in during the week). Dont worry we have plenty of gas. If not they will need the excercise for there Pacuare whitewater rafting adventure in the next couple of days. We are now arriving to an area where if it is clear we can see both coast. Ok we just past it and it turns out we could not there were a few clouds in the way. Well Jose and Randell our drivers are doing a great job getting us down the mountain and we should be arriving to the hotel around 6pm our time. Hope everyone has a great evening and thanks for commeting! I also wanted to say that we were very impressed all the girls wanted to wash their own dishes. They even offered to wash mine which will definately win them some free Costa Rican adventure gear. The pics are to prove that they washed the dishes.
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What an adventure you all are having!!! Thanks Tom for sharing their story with us folks way back in CT!!! The closest we have seen of a waterfall back here is the shower, and the closest thing to a monkey we've seen is Rosie's older brother!!!
ReplyDeleteKeep having fun! Wear sunscreen! Stick with a buddy!
xoxoxo Momma Donohue
PS Jen and Jeffrey... Thank you doesn't seem like enough...
Adam,
ReplyDeleteWhat ana amazing adventure you're having! We can't wait to see the pictures. In addition to the one eyed dog, DO NOT bring home a monkey either! Tom, you are great at telling us what's happening on these blogs-it's the best. Adam we miss you here in Miami, take a bunch of pictures and STAY OUT OF THE GIFT SHOPS!