Blogs from Volcán Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 2

Woke up 0530 Up and out 0600 On site: we didnt have to today as very unfortunately we left Alpha 3, i didn't think i would be so disappointed but it was a real shame to leave the group and the project behind. Work today. Drive back to FB. Achievements: Made it back safely. Highlights. Cathcing up with everyone at field base. Having a semi-warm shower.... read more

I hope you like, is everything ok your end dave and I are having a great old time out here, more news to follow. As for all the concern of us being caught in a Tsunami we are all ok. Cheers.... read more

Although it was a sunday we were up far earlier than we would normally be but having no electricty means you don't stay up very late after dark. Which at the moment is 1800ish. After a breakfast of porridge we started our new kindom out, we discussed group roles, Had tool time with Roy AKA me and generally organised ourselves for the forth coming work. It involved quite a bit of theory, which the participants found hard going, but was all neccessary. Although not physically demanding every one was shattered and soon found the way to their beds after dinner.... read more

Participants were up early today, each team doing their own bit, whether it was serving breakfast, cleaning the shower block, washing up or helping Logs (us) with chores. After breakfast the groups went off with their Project managers for their independant trainnig, myself and the rest of the logs team watched on whilst we organised equipment for the upcoming camp. This envolved taking all the equipment they required, hammocks, tents, water, poles etc... into the jungle( wood) for camp. I forgot about the horrible ants found up there, this is where i realised sandals are not always a good idea. Lots of bites and shouting later all the equipment was where it needed to be. At least it was only a temporary pain rather than the week long agony of one type of fly that you ... read more

The participants had to put their training so far into practise, hiking with their kit the same as we had a week or so before, albeit they only had to walk less than a mile not the 8 we did. oh well when time is short. Their river crossing went well, whilst logs and i sorted the equipment lists out for the project deployment on saturday. That evening i joined the jungle campers along with all theother field base staff. It was a great atmosphere with all the groups settling in together in their individual camps. We had the great pleasure in being visited and landed on by a brilliant blue butterfly called a blue morpho i believe, they cost collectors in the region of five hunderd pounds, a beautiful specimen. That evening i spent the ... read more