Costa Rica Day 3

Day three of our Costa Rican adventure started off with a beautiful mass at one of the local Catholic churches in La Fortuna. We did not realize until after we arrived that it was actually Pentecost Sunday with fifty confirmations. Needless to say, we were in for the long haul! It was a fun service and many of the kids commented on how “lively” it was. Central and South American Catholics are a bit more charismatic in their religious practice than North American Catholics. It is the only service I have ever been in where I heard Michael Row Your Boat Ashore (latin style of course) followed by Gregorian Chant then back to Put your hand in the hand of the Man. We left our services and headed straight for the site of our cave exploration where we enjoyed another beautiful outdoor lunch before setting off on our big adventure. Below is a recap of our adventure by Evan Murray.

“Today has been my favorite day so far. I had the opportunity to explore an unaltered cave! I saw many people step out of their comfort zone by crawling into a 9inch wide hole. There were many other very tight spaces as well, but we eventually made it through them. Another hard spot was when the ceiling was so low we had to crawl through the water. We also saw many stalactites and stalagmites which date back six million years. I only wish I could have taken pictures!” – Evan M.

On this night Ella K. passed the coveted bandana to Anne Brennen F. for her bravery to enter the cave in spite of her clautrophobia.

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