Hiking the rainforest and mai-tai poolside

We took a hike today in the rainforest even though it was raining. We went on the hanging bridges tour this morning. Our tour was guided by Oscar and the group had Juan Carlos. We hiked on a trail up and down the mountain. There were 15 bridges to cross during the 2 1/2 hour hike. Our guides pointed out interesting plants, birds, howler monkes, hummingbirds, vipers and frogs. The biodiversity was amazing! We learned a lot about how plants adapt to the environmental conditions of their surroundings. Even though we could hear it raining quite hard the density of the rainforest canopy kept us from getting wet. The bridges were over canyons. We could see ferns that had fronds that were 15 feet long. There were many jokes regarding Jurassic Park and Romancing the Stone. Two professors conquered their fear of heihts to walk the highest swinging bridges. The best line of the day was on the highest bridge when one of the students said "Now I know why the university required us to buy insurance!"