Tuesday, 4 November 2008

Jungle camp returns!!

After three weeks living and breathing the jungle and working under the hot tropical sun Alpha Three left La Cangreja National Park. Our hard working team was extremely pleased with the work they completed. Half the area set aside for the path had been cleared, which involved the digging out of many small grasses and big tree roots, and 50m of the wheelchair path had been built up and compacted.




As a thank you for our work the park rangers cooked us a final night BBQ. After three weeks of rations the group managed to be silent for the first time while awake in order to inhale all the delicious food! The Crabs Claw aka Jungle camp was taken down and a tired, muddy but extremely close group of friends made their way back to field base!

17 comments:

  1. hiya ross,
    photo's look great you never told me you had joined a mud wrestling team!!
    god love you, you have all worked really hard,don't think any of you have a tan, i think its dirt!!! Was fab to hear your voice last night, have bored everyone to death in work today filling them in on all your news. phoned gran and she was crying - AGAIN!!!!. Hope the bus trip wasnt too long and your next challenge is as good as your last.

    keep up the fab work
    luv mum and cherlie
    p.s. cherlie says his boots looked wrecked and he has wrote down a new pair on santa's wee list

    x x x x x x x

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  2. Hey Asher,
    Looks like you are having a great time. Loving the pictures ya poser.
    Have a great second phase and look forward to hearing about it.
    Gillz

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  3. Hey Mags,
    It was great to speak to you. I am really glad you are enjoying yourself, but, you're the only person I know who has ever looked forward to their trekking phase,mm.
    Jo says she loves and misses you and Graham and Val say hi.
    Can't wait to see your pictures of trekking and the volcanoes. Have a great time and keep lovin' every minute.
    Love you lot's
    Gillz xxx

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  4. To Rosie, Rhys and Matt

    Loving the pictures guys and very proud of you all.
    Have a great second phase.

    Lot's of love
    Gillz

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  5. Hey Noud,

    Hope this message reaches you before you leave for Nicaragua. What a pitty that the paper letter did not get through in time. Maybe you should check again with the Raleigh staff?
    We really loved every minute hearing your voice today after such a long time. Pitty that the Skype session did not work out. One of the connections was not plugged in correctly.

    Please call (collect) or Skype whenever possible, even in the middle of the night...

    'Rambo', we are extremely proud of you and hope you will also enjoy your upcoming new adventures.

    Have a safe trip into Nicaragua, keep up the good spirits and take good care of yourself, you hear! We want you back home in one piece.

    Love,
    papa, mama, Gijs and Paulette

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  6. Hi Steve
    Great to speak to you - love the pictures, very proud of you. Keep up the good work. Love you lots and miss you.
    Mum and Baba

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  7. Herro Steve,

    So happy I heard from you! I hear your the leader of the football team? Good man! So proud of you babe, the pictures are brilliant and Im rather jealous of the waterfall you guys have been in! I miss you a hell of alot hun and brad tried to rub it in face that you spoke 2 him first ha what a loser! Say hello to Ross for me, hopefully shall meet him soon. Love you tonnes and more!!

    Cassie xxxxxxxx

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  8. Hey! Natalia and his new team alfha 2, wish you luck and may the force be with you guys, you goin to need it,thats seems like a really good trip..
    No se preocupe por el trabajo de la U, el sabado lo entrego, saludos de su familia, les voy a llevar las fotos para que las vean,es una completa MI#%#$ estar aca esperando,TA
    MORITZ

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  9. Hey Oli I am off to see the family in Canada, I will get them to send some messages this week . Norm is here with dad and they are going to watch your team play on the weekend. All is well miss you lots, can't wait to here more about your trip. Lots of love mum

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  10. Hey Emily

    Sounds like you're having an amazing time!! Thanks for your letter - sounds like D of E gone mad!
    Wow the tarantulas look scary!!!
    Enjoy the next stage! Come back safely.

    love Catherine xx

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  11. Dear Joanne and Members of Alpha 3,
    Congratulations on all that you have achieved with your jungle project. That must have been an extremely well-deserved BBQ at the end of your work there. No wonder there was silence while you ate. I'm emailing from Edinburgh, going to the theatre with Griffin. Lovely pictures. All the very best with your expedition. We're all thinking of you, and sending tons of positive vibes your way. Keep up the excellent work. Lots and lots and lots of love from Sandy xxx xxx xxx

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  12. Hiya Ross
    Dad and Kim here long time no hear glad to see you are still alive from all the pictures.
    The tan looks fab ha ha
    Miss you loads although we hear that you are not missing anyone!!
    Fading away with lack of fry ups that we used to make.
    We are all so proud of you and we can't wait to see you at Christmas, now that we have worked out how to do this we will keep in touch.
    Lots and lots of love Dad, Kim, Liam, Ryan and Lewis xxx

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  13. hi oli it f hope your haven fun and it is super cold here in canada so you are lucky and those spiders are huge and i hear you had one on you it must of been grose i hope your having fun from your cousen jeffrey hope to come and visit you and egland when you get back bye

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  14. Hiya Ross
    Kim here at work hope you got the last message from me and your dad, can't see it on the website yet.
    Have just shown Susan at work your picture so she now knows what you look like!!
    Hope your ok and still enjoying yourself still can't see a tan though typical scottish skin!!
    lots of love kim xx

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    Ich check dieses System hier zwar noch nicht so ganz aber egal ne ;)
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    Hoffe es geht Dir gut...wow ich bewundere Dich einfach dafür! Felst mir soooo...:( wann genau kommst du? Luv ju weri matsch baby!

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  16. hello steven
    glad to hear you are safe and well
    and are enjoying yourself. see you
    when you get home
    love donna and bill

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