Big Rock Falls and Rio Frio Cave

Today we had a lot of fun. We started off the day by taking a forty-five minute hike to Big Rock waterfall.  The falls are just below the cabin we have been staying in and we could see it sitting on the ridge top as we hiked.  Of course, we only swam in the pools of water gathered below. We jumped off of a large rock, maybe ten feet, into the deep waters waiting below.  Watching the group jump in with various styles was fun.  Mini waterfalls made perfect slides and provided a lot of adventures.  When the swimming time was over, we headed back to our camp to relax in our cabins.

 

Soon after that, we piled up into our bus and drove out of the forest and into the jungle. When in the jungle we explored the Rio Frio Cave and the beautiful river and rocks that are settled nicely inside.  The cave was carved out of ancient limestone and the stalactites grew one centimeter every ten years or so.  We saw waterfalls of stalactites near the river that flowed through both ends of the cave. 

 

Before dinner, we did a leadership activity where groups of us had to make an egg protection holder to drop it.  We wanted to see what types of leadership each of us had and how we worked in the group.  Most of the eggs didn’t survive the fall but the building was fun.  We learned about our selves and leadership roles within a group.   And after dinner, we reviewed what we knew about global climate change and what could be done about it.  Today has been awesome, and we’re all sure that there will be many more to come!

 

The food so far has been exquisite.  Today we had French toast and hash browns for breakfast and rice and lentils for lunch.  Dinner was pasta with amazing sauce and eggplant.  There has been a wide variety of food so far from chicken to tacos; I cannot wait for tomorrow’s meals. J