Saturday the 29th of August

Sat morning we woke up around 8am. We were hungry so we decided to have the complementary cookies that the hotel offered. When we got the cookies they turned out to be small wafer crackers and weren’t that good for breakfast. Justin and I went to the market and picked up bread, nutella, and orange juice for breakfast. After breakfast we wanted to go to a water fall close to our hotel. To get to the waterfall you would need to work your way up a river for about 30 meters and then cross it. The lady at the front desk warned us not to because you have to cross a river and the water was too high from the hard rain the night before. We took her advice and went with caution. When we got there the river was moving pretty fast and there was a lot of water. We started to climb the rocks on the edge and work our way up the river. A local asked us if we needed a guide but we didn’t want to pay him, so we turned him down. We went as far as we could go before Tyler said it wasn’t a smart idea to go any farther and it was a good idea because someone would have gotten hurt. After that adventure everyone decided to go to the beach because it was beautiful outside. Also I wanted to get some surfing swimming trunks because I wanted to become a surfing bro!! I bought some awesome shorts and we were off to the beach. When we got there, it seemed like no one had ever been there before because it looked so beautiful. We all jumped in the water it was the perfect temperature. Also the waves were huge but even better there was no under current so I felt safe. Pete taught us how to body surf which was the coolest thing ever! You start out by going out until the water is up to your neck, and then wait for a huge wave to come. When the wave gets close, start swimming as fast as you can and the wave will lift you and then you can ride on top of it will carry you all the way to the shore. After swimming for a while we decided to have lunch. We sat outside at a small restaurant in the small two block town and had tacos, rice, and beans. While we were eating the town drunk started yelling and swearing in the middle of the street about Brazilian people for some reason I still haven’t figured out. Seconds after this started the towns people brought out a hose and sprayed him down until he ran for the beach. This must have happened before because the town’s people knew exactly what to do and did it quickly. After lunch and the wonderful show we decided to walk to the other waterfall but heard it was a bit farther than the first one. We talked to a local about how to get there and he told us it was a 2 to 3 hour walk down the beach and we would have to climb over rocks. We thought about it and then set off for the waterfall. We walked for about and an hour and one half over huge rocks and long stretches of beaches that were gorgeous. When we got to the waterfall fell onto a bunch of big slimy rocks that didn’t look to safe but after walking for an hour and one half we didn’t think twice. We climbed the slimy rocks and got to put our heads into the waterfall. After playing in the waterfall for about 15min we decided we should head back before it got dark. We were tired of walking so we decided we would go to the only house around for miles and ask to call for a taxi. When we got there a man was sitting on a log looking out at the beach. We asked him if he could call us one. He told us the only way to get here is by the beach or by water and the water taxi wouldn’t come because there was a huge storm coming and it would be too dangerous. Out best bet would be to walk back to Montezuma before it got dark and before the storm hit. Our new objective was a race against a huge storm that didn’t look to pleasant. We thanked the man and started our walk at a fast pace. We walked for about 30min and saw that there was a horse trail that looked like a detour around a huge mountain of rocks we had to climb. We took the horse path and before we knew it, we were walking up to our knees in mud and other gross stuff. We finally made it out of there and had to walk into the water to wash all the mud off. When we looked out to the sea, the storm was even closer than we expected and it was getting dark fast. We worked hard to climb over the rocks as fast as we could and walked until it hurt to walk. We finally reached the Montezuma beach and walked into town looking like a bunch of tired, dirty beach bums that had a mud fight. We all took showers and went to dinner. After dinner we planned out what we would do on Sunday and decided to go snorkeling. We paid for the trip and then went to our hotel and went to bed.