This past weekend I went up North for a meeting of all the volunteers in my zone. It was nice to get to meet other volunteers/do a little networking. I may have found some other communities who are interested in what I can offer. Also, we had a nice excursion to Rio Celeste. This river has been on my list of places to go in Costa Rica and it did not let me down. The area is surrounded by volcanoes, and the river basically runs down the volcano and through the surrounding areas. The interesting part is that chemicals from the volcano, or whatever is being spewed out from deep in the earth, have given the water an unnaturally blue tint. It looks very fake, like something you might see at Disneyworld or a dish detergent. The park is made up of trails which follow the river and take you to different "attractions". There is the waterfall, natural hot springs, the lake, heat vents etc. Some parts you can swim in and also enjoy a warm thermal spring. Other parts are either too hot or have too high a concentration of the chemicals to go swimming in. Regardless, you leave the water smelling of hard boiled eggs.
On the work side of things I may have found some volunteers to work with, as I mentioned earlier. I continue giving English classes, and this Sunday we will be working on the tree nursery (fingers crossed).
Here are a few pictures from the excursion.
