On the Road Again

This past weekend myself and 4 other peps decided to head to Manuel Antonio for some much needed sol. We had been sick of the torrential downpours occurring 24/7 in Escazu. It has been raining so much, we have been finding mold on some of our things! Ew. Also, all this rain has really been taking a toll on my shoes. Double Ew.

Our journey to the beach was rather uneventful, if you  call almost being squished between two giant semis and fearing the brakes were going to go uneventful. The new highway is closed because, in the 30 years it took to construct the thing, they did it poorly. Shocking. With all the rain, there are a lot of mudslides and falling rocks. So, they closed it until they can make it safe once again. Translation, we had to take the route through the mountains. This road is so twisty I often get car sick. The good thing about this road is that, on the inclines, there are often passing lanes so you can get around the really slow cars and trucks. Well, Mike was in one of these lanes passing a semi when another semi came around the corner. It was such a tight fit, I don't know how we kept our side-view mirrors. The moment after was full of awkward laughter and terrified looks. Also, since we are up and down so much, Mike started to notice a change in his brakes. I was waiting for the moment they would fail and we'd go soaring into the mountains. Thankfully, they remained intact and we arrived safely!

It was a gorgeous day on the beach! Joanne and I dazzled onlookers with our amazing soccer skills while the rest of the crew soaked up the sun. Molly claims she is now proud to be able to say she received her first jellyfish stings! At the time however, she was not too thrilled. She didn't want to get into the ocean after that. Scott, telling her she has nothing to worry about, went swimming and came back with some stings of his own! I was also filled with a desire to swim. As I was floating up and down with the waves, a crab bit my toe! As soon as that little critter attached to my toe I started flailing and kicking all the way back to the shore. Although I couldn't see the crustacean, I'm sure he was ginormous!

On Sunday afternoon we reluctantly packed up to head back to Escazu. Joanne and I had a soccer game at 5 that we wanted to get to. Mike has a GPS to help us on our way. But, since the Highway is closed, it always tries to get us back on it. So, we were ignoring "Amy" and Mike was just asking Molly and I for directions...for those of you who know me well, you see the mistake Mike has made. Apparently how you get to the beach isn't the exact way you get home so we ended up taking a beautiful scenic detour. On this lovely excursion, the car kept getting louder and louder. Then, it started having troubles getting up hills. Luckily we got back on the correct route and managed to make it to a town before blowing up.

There must have been some luck shining down upon us because a tow truck came along! He put the car onto the bed of his truck and said he'd tow us back to Escazu. Only problem, there were 5 of us and his car could only hold 3, including him. So, Mike, Scott, and I jumped back into Mike's car and rode in there! It's often fun thinking of all the crazy things we do in CR that are quite illegal in the US! (Don't worry Mom, he promised to go really slow.) Around 5:30, we had made it home! A trip that took us 2hrs 40min to arrive only took us 5 and a half to get home! (We did stop for Subway though.) Sadly, Jo and I missed our soccer game...

The randomness of children:

‎"Ms. K, I came out on TV this weekend!!!"
"Umm, what?"
"I came out on TV!"
"Do you mean you were on TV this weekend?"
"Yeah, that's what I said!"

‎"Ms. K, what would you do if you woke up in Africa?"
"Um, go on a safari?"
"What would you do if you woke up and Folke....oh, haha, maybe I shouldn't say that..."
*Glad to know that, by 8th grade, they are learning to control themselves to some degree...and also glad he didn't finish that statement

Assignment: Create a graph and write a story explain the changes in your graph.
I received a story about Jersey Shore and how ratings increase/decrease according to the cast members antics complete with details of said antics. I also received a story titled "Poopie Paulie" all about farts.

"Ms. K, will you marry me? I'll give you an M&M."

This week we get Monday off for Columbus Day (a week late, but don't get me started on that) so we are heading to Tortuguero! I am really hoping we get to see the little turtles hatch! Until next time...