One day to go ....

Finally, the moment that you have all been waiting for. Ross is back with Bravo 1 and was pounced on the moment that he entered the office for photos of Alpha 2, Alpha 5, Alpha 7 and Alpha 8.

Alpha 1 have finally arrived at the beach after solid trekking for days and will spend the next day on the beach, relaxing under the sun.

Alpha 2 are also on the beach, Playa Hermosa, and they are saying their farewells to Bravo 3 who are heading back today with all their news.

Alpha 4 have gone back to La Cangreja to get everything sorted and leave their camp in tip-top order for the next group, before leaving for Turrialba.

Alpha 5 are just finishing on the beach and spending the day heading back to Horizontes before the drive back to Turrialba tomorrow. Ross, Jacky, Laura and Natalie spent a while with them at the beginning of the road trip and have lots of photos of their time there below:

Alpha 7 have set off on their journey back now after visiting Achuapa last night, Bravo 1 joined them for an evening on the volcano and some time in the community and they also have some photos to show for it:

Alpha 8 are with Alpha 7 also on their journey back after an evening in Esteli and cultural enlightment day yesterday. There is a slideshow below of the pictures that Ross, Jacky, Laura and Natalie took whilst they were there:

Alpha 9 had a bright and early start this morning for the trek over the beach out of Conte Burika before the tides comes in.

As all of the Alpha groups prepare to leave their project sites and head back to fieldbase, we are busy tidying up trying to ensure that the 3 days that they spend here, before they deploy for phase 2 on Wednesday, are as eventful as possible. Meanwhile, we are trying to control our excitement as we prepare to see lots of familiar faces and hear lots of exciting stories!