River and Duffy Go on their Biggest Quest Yet

(Duffy attempts to take a nap after a long days of work and traveling)

During his slumber in the night, a vision came to Duffy. The legendary Mark Wainwright spoke to him and told him of a hidden tree nursery with thousands of saplings, perfect for the war effort against deforestation. Duffy asked Mark, "Where should I go to find these trees?" To which Mark responded, "You must travel to the village of Tronadora, next to the grand Lake Arenal. But hurry! Every second counts!" At five in the morning, River and Duffy rose from their beds, made sandwiches for the journey, picked up Wyatt and Alida, and arrived at the institute at six. From there, our four heroes crammed into a Toyota Land Cruiser from an era in which Duffy's parents could proudly say that they were full of youth. The drive from Monteverde to Tronadora took two gruesome hours as we sat in the back on the bench-like seats that made us look like soldiers getting sent to the front lines. Exhausted, hungry, and both dealing with various gastro-intestinal problems, River and Duffy finally made it the the tree nursery next to Lake Arenal. For the first part of the mission, they helped load five thousand saplings onto a massive truck that was to take the saplings to a tree nursery up in Monteverde. With the help of an efficient assembly line, the loading was done with ease, albeit rather time-consuming. After that, River, Duffy, Wyatt, Alida, and Randy make the two hour trek back up the mountains with the tree truck in tail. After another horrendous drive which included sliding up and down the seats as Randy tried to avoid numerous potholes (you think New England is bad? Try driving in Costa Rica), the crew made it to the tree nursery and prepared for the load of saplings. All afternoon, the crew plus other individuals from the institute placed the saplings by species in every available nook and cranny at the nursery. Finally, the last of the trees were relocated and the truck left to return to Tronadora. River and Duffy could hear their beds calling their names as they were eager to get back in their blue Toyota and drive back to casa Mot Mot.