Thursday, May 30

 Hey everyone,

Today we left the homestays and headed to La Fortuna for some rest and relaxation. Instead of the normal blog today, we have a surprise HERE for you, so our blogwriters can take a break. You will hear all about our adventures from today and tomorrow in our next blog post.

Warm regards,

Jilynnette and Justin

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