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Here is a link of more photos from the trip that my friends took! Enjoy :-) Costa Rica Slideshow

Final Day...

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So I woke up early once again and left to see the Doka Coffee estate, Poas Volcano, and the La Paz Waterfalls.  We climbed the mountain up the to coffee place.  Welcome! Coffee Coffee Coffee.  Pretty flowers all over the estate.  Our guide explaining how coffee grows.  The guy on the right was an actor from Argentinean actor how I became friends with!  Another flower.  Inside the processing plant.  The separating.  The drying.  Wow. Yes, all full of coffee beans.  This sums up my feelings about this whole tour.  We then learned exactly what each blend is and how long the ebans are roasted for their perspective tastes.  After spening about $40 in the gift shop (oops) we left and climbed farther up to Poas.  Unfortunately, clouds came in about 2 minutes before we made it to the top. So, while we waited for the cloud to clear (which never happened), we decided to take some senior photos. Considering the clouds and all, we though it was perfect. Below is Sarah,

Beach+Sun

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We got up early and left for Punta Coral, a private reserve off the Pacific in the Gulf of Nicoya. Below is at breakfast, where I got to meet a toucan. Notice my apprehensiveness.  The gardens behind the bfast place were pretty and festive.  We had to drive through the mountains to reach the coast. It was amazing.  After a boat ride to the beach, we finally reached our destination. Our guide immediately showed us around the place. Below is the place where we ate lunch (more on that later).  View of the ocean. You'll notice how it isn't that blue, typical to the Pacific. I personally find the Atlantic prettier. The water was warm though.  Inside the toliet, I found a little frog! They got him out, but her looked a little sick. They assured me he was "esta bien." View of the beach. There were kayaks and lounge chairs. I hung out at the beach until we had a delicious ceviche snack. I then went snorkeling, dried out near the bar and in the sun, and then it wa