As we settled down to a traditional Raleigh dinner of pasta cooked on trangias, a beautiful Blue Morpho butterfly was drawn into the light thrown by our head torches. He was very amiable, and spent some time stuck to Henry's face, as pictured below (thanks to Tom Coyte for capturing the moment and not charging me for the photo).
Earlier in the day we'd practiced river crossing after a bit of map reading to find our way there. Whilst the cool water was very welcome after a few hours sweltering with our packs on, having wet boots for the rest of the day was less exciting.
Below Kirsten and team ably demonstrate 'the huddle' - this approach generally proving more popular than 'the static rope', which leaves you feeling pretty precarious with your pack on. All useful techniques though should a river crossing prove necessary when trekking or on the way to projects. And a bit of a laugh too.
Hi Henry, keep quiet about the headtorch accessory otherwise they'll all want one! Great to hear from you! Lots of love from us all xxx
ReplyDeleteHey char! seen your pictures and you look like you're having a good time. Mum says hope you're not wearing all your T-shirts in the first week! hehe. hope you're missing me sufficiently because otherwise i'll feel unloved. :) Love u lots nd miss you,your adoring sister, Helly xxxx
ReplyDeleteNick you look like your haveing a fantastic time, keep up the good work darling.
ReplyDeletelove you loads kendra x x x x x