The venturers are here!

All the venturers have now arrived and are settling into life in Costa Rica. Julian welcomed the venturers, introduced the project managers and explained what Raleigh life would be like. Then we had a record breaking electric disco wave to wake the venturers up!

Enjoying a breakfast of Gallo pinto

Harry being served by Rachel and Carl
Jonathan and Harry tucking in

Julian welcoming the team
Shane, Oliver, Will and William enjoying breakfast
Jonathan, Joshua and Henry
Harry, Micheal and Ross
The electric disco body wave!

The venturers were split into their Hotel groups and the PMs took them down to their tents to make their beds, set up their mosquito nets and get to know each other. The it was off to the local university pool for a round robin of swim assessments, admin and foreign exchange. After a hot and sticky morning the venturers enjoyed cooling off in the pool! Back at field base the venturers began radio training with Wendell before heading out into the fields to do their first SITREP.

Oli, Hin Hong, Jalmar doing ice breakers with the group
The venturers settling into their tents
Rob, Adrian, Ben, Karla, Ross, Harry, Bernardo, Holman, Tony doing ice breakers with PMs David and Chloe
The human knot!
More ice breaking!

In the evening it was time to find out about the community, environmental and adventure projects and get to know the project managers. Then it was early to bed for the jet lagged venturers.

This morning the venturers will find out which projects they will be doing in Phase 1 and will set off to jungle camp. More on that later................