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| You bring: sleeping bag
(VERY light weight) or sheet or lightweight cotton blanket;
hammock only if covered; shorts and short-sleeve shirts; swimsuit;
15+ sunscreen; insect repellent; polarized sunglasses; poncho
or stowable lightweight rain jacket; hat with brim; bio-degradable
soap; towel; solar shower; flashlight with extra batteries;
freezer bags or dry bag for personal camera; garbage bag to
haul out your garbage; backpack or dufflebag as luggage; tennis
shoes for walking around camp at night, as protection from
creepy-crawlers. |
| Recommended: fauna guide
sheets or books; personal binoculars; mask and snorkel; short,
stout fishing pole with heavy reel, l5+ pound line, rapalla
lures; 200 ASA film; canteen; high grade, broad spectrum mineral
supplement. |
| Weather: July, August
and September fall within the rainy season. It is warm or
hot all year in coastal Costa Rica, but the rain daily brings
soothing relief and fresh water "showers" to our
wilderness, white sand beach. The average annual temperature
is 85 degrees, the temperature of the seawater. It is important
to drink water frequently and to take a full canteen along
on a boat trip or a hike. Our camp is nearly on the Equator.
It is important to dress for protection against the tropical
sun, and to use sunscreen rated 15 or higher. |
| Dangers: The good news
is that Costa Rica has the highest biodiversity known. The
bad news is that there are many noxious or poisonous animals.
Tents must be zipped tight so no scorpion or snake can enter.
Care must be taken at night while moving around camp. Use
flashlights and wear shoes. |
| Must bring: proof of citizenship. |
| Prohibited: firearms,
fireworks, illegal drugs, TVs, ghetto blasters, camp furniture.
Bring only what you need. |
| Duties: Volunteers are
engaged in a wilderness expedition that requires community
consciousnness, cooperation and contribution of time and effort.
As a volunteer you assist a scientific and educational project
that also promotes tourism in Costa Rica. Along with daily
dutries you will have ample time for recreational activities.
Volunteers are grouped into teams and daily work assignments
are shifted, e.g., the team that prepares breakfast on Monday
will prepare lunch on Tuesday and so on. Throughout the day
teams of volunteers in successive shifts maintain an observation,
watching for dolphins and whales, but also keeping track of
volunteers who leave camp to snorkel, fish or kayak. Noone
leaves camp without permission and without reporting to the
team on duty. |
| Duties: Volunteers are
engaged in a wilderness expedition that requires community
consciousnness, cooperation and contribution of time and effort.
As a volunteer you assist a scientific and educational project
that also promotes tourism in Costa Rica. Along with daily
dutries you will have ample time for recreational activities.
Volunteers are grouped into teams and daily work assignments
are shifted, e.g., the team that prepares breakfast on Monday
will prepare lunch on Tuesday and so on. Throughout the day
teams of volunteers in successive shifts maintain an observation,
watching for dolphins and whales, but also keeping track of
volunteers who leave camp to snorkel, fish or kayak. Noone
leaves camp without permission and without reporting to the
team on duty. |
| Fishing: The study area
is wellknown for its extremely productive waters. It is among
the most popular sport fishing areas in Central America. There
are red snapper, mahi mahi and tuna, among others. Fishing
is an enjoyable exercise in subsistence living, though alternatives
to seafood will be available, including vegetarian meals.
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| Diet: Some of our foods
will be organic, some won't. There is an abundant food supply
at camp, supplemented by fishing, and vegetarian meals will
be served daily. |
| Travel: The Dolphin Project
is not a travel agency, but we do much encourage you to take
time to discover and enjoy Costa Rica. Generally, it is cheaper
to travel from most locations in the US to Costa Rica than
it was to travel to northern British Columbia. Now that there
is an international airport in Liberia (pronounced "leeberia"),
you can fly in close to the Dolphin Project. Liberia is an
hour away by car. You can rent a taxi or mini-Tourismo bus
and travel to Flamingo or Tamarindo, or you can rent a car
for $30+/day near the airport. The rental car agencies will
shuttle you to their offices from the airport. You'll be arriving
during the low season so rentals are cheap. You can ue the
internet to book a room in Flamingo or Tamarindo, about 20
minutes south of Flamingo. We URGE you to arrive one day before
your expedition starts and to plan to leave at least one day
after. In the event of extreme weather, you could miss a flight
if it leaves the same day your expedition ends. |
| Tamarindo is among the
surfing capitals of the world, and Flamingo is famous for
big game sport fishing. You also can book scuba diving, canopy
tours and horse riding trips in the Flamingo-Tamarindo area. |
| College credit: Student
volunteers can make arrangements with Dr. Eaton and their
campus advisors for credit. |
| Contact information: Send
mail to Randall Eaton, P.O. Box 280, Enterprise, OR 97828.
Communicate by the internet with reaton@eoni.com
or justjohn@eoni.com.
Volunteers will be given a cell phone number in Costa Rica
so family/friends may contact them in the event of an emergency.
This number also may be used in the event that volunteers
are late arriving at the embarkation point. |
| Affiliation: The Dolphin
Project is conducted under the auspices of Wild Tropical Kingdom,
S.A. |
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| Time and Spaces are limited. Don't delay! |
