Hello everyone!
-- by Tess Cameron
Thursday was Corpus Christi, a catholic holiday. We headed down to the church in the plaza of town to attend the mass. Surprisingly, even though we showed up a few minutes late, there weren’t that many people. We left early and headed to La Senda Verde, an animal sanctuary near the base of The Old Road. We had a tour through the grounds and saw parrots, monkeys, and a South American bear! They were all so fascinating! Every animal had its own tragic story for ending up at the sanctuary, but the owner, Marcelo, was such a hopeful, bright, and caring person and made sure all of the animals were taken care of as needed. And even better, none of us were bitten by a monkey (which was the majority of the caution as were entering). Some of the monkeys climbed up the legs of people in the group too which was a lot of fun! While the town didn’t have much in the way of celebrations for Corpus Christi, many businesses were closed for the holiday. Most of us walked down to Carla’s Garden Pub, our new favorite restaurant. We ate wonderful food and played chess and checkers before heading up the large hill to the hotel. It was a nice change of pace to go see animals and spend the evening together. Overall, one of my favorite days!
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