Costa Rica Waterfall Exploration
Franklin picked me up to join him, their private chef Renaldo, Naomi, and her dog Tucker. We were once again greeted by street dogs upon arrival at what appeared to be a small neighborhood. From there, we hiked a short way up a shallow river, where I found beautiful pale purple flowers the size of my palm, scattered on the ground. Then a land rover pulled up from the direction we were heading, and it was like a scene from Jurassic Park or the new Jumanji movie. We climbed aboard the open-air vehicle and began a bumpy journey through the riverbed!
Birds and butterflies decorated the sky as we traveled further into the jungle. The land was all owned by one family, who lived deep in the woods where we parked. Their house looked down on us from its perch on a mountain, and I saw a lady chasing her chickens on the steep slope. A dog came down to greet Tucker.
From there, we walked upstream, and soon the sound of waterfalls reached my ears. Hiking wooden steps and narrow paths on the edge of sheer drops into tropical treetops, we followed the sound of rushing water. Along the way, I saw something I never expected to see in the wild: a black and green poison dart frog! On the way back, we ended up seeing quite a few more, even stopping to catch and hold one. Franklin said it was okay to touch them, which surprised me.
Eventually, the first few waterfalls came into view. They were spectacular! We crossed a bridge or two and came to the first pool that we could swim in. Franklin tried to throw Naomi in, but she wouldn’t let him. He climbed in and I followed suit, gasping as the cold water pushed the air out of my chest.
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