Jan 16 2017
January 16
We awoke from deep slumbers at around 6:15 am for our first breakfast in Campanario. After a great breakfast, the group quickly got ready for our second hike in the jungle.
Our hike started with seeing a group of howler monkeys that included a mother with her newborn. We watched as the monkeys posed for the cameras for a while and then headed deeper into the jungle. During our hike, we reviewed what we learned the previous day about primary and secondary forests. We hiked to the only waterfall on the Campanario property where we had the opportunity to take a couple of photos. We then were shown a decaying tree that had been overcome with fungus. This tree had a hollow inside that allowed us to be able to climb into it. One by one we crawled into the tree and saw a bat that was inside of it. On our way back to Campanario, we stopped at and ant hill and gave each other facials.
After the hike, we all ate lunch and then we learned about tidal pools with Nancy. After the lecture, we went to the beach and had a scavenger hunt in the tidal pools. While searching in the tidal pools, a few of us started looking for coconuts that we could crack open and drink. Our guide, Freiner, found us searching and helped us look and taught us how to crack them open. They were delicious!
Once we all had our coconuts, a few us of went out to the beach for some relaxation while others napped and journaled. Before dinner, the sewing project group went to catch bats and learn about their anatomy while the chicken group met with each other and made sure that we had a game plan for our upcoming project.
After a delicious dinner, we met as a group and tested our knowledge about tidal pools and discussed our schedule for the rest of our trip. After this jam packed day, we were all exhausted and headed to bed early and had sweet dreams about the rest of our time in beautiful Campanario.
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