Hey gang,
After a month of volunteer working as a field assistant I
think I have learned everything I want to about mist netting and data tracking
with a GPS. So, after I was presented with the opportunity to travel with
another volunteer who was just finishing her stay, I decided to jump on it. I
had talked to Landon (Project Leader) about leaving earlier than expected and
he was pretty “bummed” but he understood where I was coming from and thanked me
for the time and work I gave him.
I have had a great time in Turrialba and am definitely going
to miss it and the friends I have made here. Last weekend, Emily, Bailey,
Corbin, Ben and I went white water rafting in the Turrialba River And our guide
was one of the students here at CATIE so we really had a great time. The water
was class 4 at some points and even two of our crew had fallen in at one time.
The 4th of July was also a special occasion, all the volunteers
worked together to have a great barbeque dinner. It was so nice celebrating it with people from different
nationalities.
Today is my last day here and it was a great day to go out
on. I woke up at 4am without even needing my alarm, then 3 other volunteers and
I went out on a PMA session (Programa Monitor de Aves). I removed and helped
record the data for 4 Hummingbirds, of the fouler tailed Hummingbird and Little
Hermit species. I ended my day by watching some nets we had up then headed back
to the hostel to get ready for Bailey, Vivian, and my going away barbeque. It
was a great last night.
When Bailey and I leave tomorrow we will be taking a bus to
San Jose then another to the Nicaraguan border, and from there we will travel
on to Grenada. While there I will be basically following the plan that Bailey
had already worked out, which isn’t really much of a plan at all. This is exactly
the way I like to travel, taking everyday as it comes. When we will definitely
be checking out some volcanoes and some beaches, hopefully I will get in some
scuba time and if not then snorkeling for sure.
I hope people are doing well at home,
Pure Vida!
john
A Collared Aracari
PMA work Station
Green Hermit
White-Capped Parrot
Turrialba River Rafting
Last Night in Turrialba
Granada
Granada
Granada, Nicaragua
Scarlet Macaw
From Masaya Volcano
Spotted a Fer-de-Lance
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