Today was our last full day in paradise. We started the day bright and early with an egg and cheese quesadilla breakfast. After breakfast, we celebrated Coco’s Birthday (our chef) before heading back to our tents to finish packing and break down our tents. All too soon it was time to say adios to our home for the last week. As we boarded the boat, we headed out on an hour and a half boat ride searching for whale sharks. During our travels we came across a pod of dolphins who kept us company on our journey for a while. When we finally found the whale sharks, we split into 3 groups of 5; each group jumped in as the whale shark glided along. We did our best to keep up with them but our little legs were no match for the 15 foot whale shark. Even still it was a cool experience to be able to swim next to one of the largest marine mammals. As we were getting ready to return to the hotel we spotted a school of mobula rays. We jumped in and carefully swam alongside them marveling at the creatures we saw jumping along the horizon all week. When we finally made it back to the mainland we ate a quick picnic style lunch at the marina before checking in at the Hyatt and taking long awaited showers. Once everyone was showered and refreshed, we met in the lobby to begin our adventure into town. In town, we stopped at a local coffee shop, supermarket and a handful of artisan stores to shop for souvenirs. After shopping, we walked to Rancho Viejo, a local restaurant, for a delicious family style dinner. After dinner, we walked down along the Malecon (boardwalk) and finished our evening in paradise with some ice cream at sunset.
