More food dispatched!

Jackie, Szeman and I returned yesterday with Photographer Laura in tow from Alpha 2’s second food drop.

Our trip took us high into a mountain range (around 2500ft) to where they were camping over night outside a ranger station. It had finally stopped raining on them and they fed us well (I think you may get the idea that food is very important to me – it is!). The day before a food drop on trek is often a feast of all the remaining food from the last few days - Ready Steady Cook, here Alpha 2 come!

As we have Laura back we have pictures from her time with Alpha 2 so I have put together a short video of the pics, enjoy!

Just a quick note to about pictures of all the other Alpha Groups. Wendy, John and Amy back at Fieldbase after their visits to Alpha 1 and 9 late tomorrow so we will have their stories and photos to share with you. And over the next week or so our Fieldbase crew will be paying visits to all the other Alpha groups and on their return we will have pictures to show you all.

But in the mean time here is another quick update on the groups. I have put as ask out to them for funny stories about their projects so I will hopefully have more info to share with you over the next few days.

Alpha 1: Have meet with a local guide who will be taking them though some thick but beautiful jungle. They are walking 10 hour days and they a report the weather is still hot and sunny!!

Alpha 4: Have build a quad bike ramp to meet the bridge at the start of the trail and are digging drainage trenches on the side of the path they are carrying out maintenance on. This is sure to be necessary considering this area is a very wet rainforest in the rainy season

Alpha 5: Are taking some time out from their work routine today and off to the beach (a two hour walk away) for the night some fun in the sun! Apparently their Valentines Day party is a costume party as our Fieldbase team have been told to come prepared!

Alpha 7: Have been busy digging wells (onto number 4 now) and preparing bricks and concrete to reinforce these. They have been making requests over the radio to ensure that on the visit from field base the shop is stocked full of chocolate!!

Alpha 8: Although a little overcast they have finished digging the foundations of the community centre and are getting ready to concrete and finish off these in the next day or so. They are also planning a party for when fieldbase visit as it will be Tom's birthday as well!

Alpha 9: Enjoyed their visit from Bravo 3 (Wendy, John and Amy) and report that work is going well (finally they have finished carried wood). They have up close and personal with a sloth, been to church with the community and they are also off to the beach today for some R&R!

Fieldbase: It has stopped raining!!