But the big news came earlier in the day when all the Venturers discovered which projects they'll be joining during Phase 1 of the expedition. The PMs had a bit of fun with their team announcements as the Venturers waited for their names to be called.
We've got lots more great photos posted below but first here are all the Alpha and Delta groups for Phase 1. You can find descriptions of all our projects on the blog - Alphas here, Deltas here - and we'll have lots more info in the coming days.
Alpha 1 - Maribios Trek
Venturers: Aiden Duggan, Chris Morris, Chris Taylor, Jonas Gonzalez, Leanne Ingram, Nic O'Callaghan, Robbie Murchison, Rosalyn Brown, Ting Chi Yeung, Wing Yi Ng.
Project Managers: Lisa Cranfield, Dan Leddy.
Alpha 2 - Coast to Coast Trek
Venturers: Alexander Trujillo, Ana Howard, Beth Davison, Catriona Till, David Morton, Henry Adams, Rafael Talavera, Rona Bharania, Samuel Bryant, Stella Taliadoros.
Project Managers: Andy Doherty, Louise Stewart, Jonathan Keevins.
Alpha 3 - La Cangreja, Environmental Project
Venturers: Andrés Brizuela Solís, Andrew Kirby, Helen-Angharad Fagan, Li Lib Khoo, Meg Morrison, Nicola Fullwood, Roberto Carlos Huete, Shiblu Miah, Victoria Grady, Zuber Anwar.
Project Managers: Matt Johnson, Jemma Bingham, Margit Takacs.
Alpha 4 - Golfito Wildlife Reserve, Environmental Project
Venturers: Andrey Kolosov, Cachelle Marshall, Bert McGaughey, James Smith, Jennifer Donkin, Jessica Rodríguez Soto, Jose Rodriguez, Kimberley Jackson, Man Ying Lam, Olufunke Makinde, Tat Shing Chau.
Project Managers: Helen Butler, Greg Oldfield.
Alpha 5 - Achuapa, Community Project
Venturers: Aysha Begum, Jessica Close, Jesús Rodríguez, Kristina Ambrose, Marianella Orozco Sibaja, Rajivan Rajamohan, Sarah Coyte, Tony Tawakali, Victoria Courtice, William Coulson, William McNess.
Project Managers: Lisa Rushforth, Euan Platt, Darshana Bhattacharjee.
Alpha 6 - Miraflor, Community Project
Venturers: Amy Louise Walton, Anthony Shapland, Antonio Valverde, Ariana Salas Castillo, Azam Ali, Colita Dunlop, Diana Mote, Gabriel Oke, Rosalind Bown, Ryan Buchanan, Yu Kwai Ling.
Project Managers: Helen Jacobs, Nuria Rivero, Cat Feltham.
Delta 1 - Tayni Indigenous Reserve, Community Project
Venturers: Gabriella Cichonska, Grace Abel, Hannah Bishop, Jeremy Squires, Lucile Smith, Luis Alejandro Matarrita Valverde, Randall Vargas Barrantes, Robert Pritchard, Samuel Harris, Shehlina Karimi, Sophie Hammill, Tim Cook, Vicky Palmer.
Project Managers: Sarah Neale, Karol Ostaszewski, Emilia Uzar.
Delta 2 - Jokbata, Chirripo Indigenous Reserve, Community Project
Venturers: Ariadna Venegas Li, Graham Snyder, Daniel Alpizar Peréz, Emily Rigby, Glyn Worthington, Henry Lonsdale, Jessica Rivas-Furlong, Kara Forsyth, Nicola Gale, Rahul Ghelani, Seona Stalker, Susannah Sconce, Valentina Toledo.
Project Managers: Ellie Williamson, Owen Nicholson, Natalie Smith.
Delta 3 - Alto Pacuar, Chirripo Indigenous Reserve, Community Project
Venturers: Andrew Martin, Daisy Bareham, Daniel Cowell, Emily Marley, Esteban Aguilar Güendel, Hannah Love, Li Qi, Luke Sparrow, Martine Kruseman, Pollyanna Roberts, Ronald Caballero Prado, Stephanie Davis, Tim Carden.
Project Managers: Oscar Saborio, Sue-Lyn Cashman-Pugsley, Kala Rudman.
Delta 4 - Playa Hermosa, Environmental Project
Venturers: Alexandra Corrales Quirós, Alice Mathews, Alice Whittle, Bethany Round, Emily Townsend, Ffinlo Moore, Isabel Kelpie, Johnny Rowles, Laura Dickinson, Laura Buss, María Gorethy Morales Valverde, Max Kiralyfi, Rachel Allen, Ranald Stewart, William Handy.











Hola Mami,
ReplyDeleteporque llevas un gorro de papa noel en una foto?
la abuela y el abuelo dicen que no puden espera hasta que nos vallamos a Espana y que ya queda muy poco.
Bueno un beso enorme
Ana
xxx
Dearest Polly (Roberts - Delta 3 - 10G)
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you have arrived and are in full swing (training already!). Enjoy! We(I - more specifically!) cracked the technology as you can see and have been following your progress. Delta 3 looks awesome - AND another 5 hour trek!! AND an amazing project. What an opportunity to make a real difference. V proud of you.
Since you left we've had Debbie H for couple of nights (2nd pm spent in A & E at Kingston H - she got bitten by bee and couldn't walk!!, Nic and Jude, Jo's parents, Cate and Nikki, and party next door!!!!!!! and oh - most importantly done something you'll be vvvvvvvvvvv pleased about!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta sort today though. Seeing Val tonight - she'll be really happy to know what you are up to. M & D send their love too. Take care of yourself sweetie. We love you loads and lots of luck to you and all the venturers and leaders. Mooma and Dude (and Nala - woof, woof, lick, lick!)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Henry Adams, Alpha 1
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Henry, happy birthday to you!
Have a fantastic time on your coast to coast trek - never get seperated from your kit, and eat whenever you can. Love Pops
Bethany, Delta 4.
ReplyDeleteEnvironmental?! Well that will make a change. Can't rememeber what you will be doing but I'm going to try to work it out in a minute.
I am home now. Had a good run home with the M3/A303 reasonably clear of grockles. Saw Deb and everyone yesterday which was nice. Rhiannon has been stung by a wasp on the foot and all swollen up. Don't follow suit please with any nasties.
Got all your facebook messages - that was clever of you. Love you lots, big hugs M xx (and George I expect!)
David Morton, Alpha 2
ReplyDeleteWell David sooooo glad u got the trek u had hoped for,secretly arranged that as your 18th birthday gift for you.....aye right! Take lots of pics and share them when you can....get those walking boots on and hit the path, Im sure you will have lots of fun and sore feet but worth it take care ang
Haay Martine, (delta 3 10G)
ReplyDeleteweer een berichtje. heb gezien dat je community doet. ook leuk. ben benieuwd of je de schildpadden nog zult zien, maar ja, een school bouwen is natuurlijk ook geweldig. het gaat erom dat je met anderen iets goeds doet. wens je hele goede tijd toe en veel plezier. dag lieve meisje, kus, mamma
To Rob Pritchard, Delta 1
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see that you got there ok. Hope you have a fantastic time - look forward to speaking to you in about 19 days! Lots of people sending good wishes to you - Iago said he was going to write something on here too.
The Americans have gone back yesterday because of the weather but hope to come back in about a month or so, hopefully, some work for you when you return.
Take care, keep safe and take lots of photos. Miss you - have a great time xx M.
Bethany Davison, Alpha 2, Hi! it sounds a wonderful Trek Beth. I know you will have an amazing time. Seen your pic on the site, you look sooo... happy, you are laughing. The group one is very good too. Hope you keep those creepy crawlies off you at night. Take care,I will be tracking you on this site. love you.
ReplyDeleteMum xx
Hi Ana
ReplyDeleteLove the group photo..the camp looks hot!
Was just up in Portstewart which was a lot cooler than CR.
How are the mozzies?
We are missing you and know the coast to coast trek will be "awsome".
How many people can say they have done that?
Way to go...
Missing you and Niall sends a big kiss.
xxx Mum Dad Hugo and Niall
This blog rocks!
ReplyDeleteHl Will 10Y Alpha 5
ReplyDeleteSounds just your kind of thing! You've been building dams forever. All well here and probably hotter than Costa Rica at 32 degrees in London! Look out for gorgeous tree frogs - big hugs and much love Scrum and Daddy.
To Will Handy Delta 4
ReplyDeleteGreat to see your photograph. We are all missing you in Cornwall . We have done all the usual things- waterskiing surfing, banana boating. Caroline Hector and Arthur turned up today and all Amelia s boyfriends have now gone home, so peace has descended! Dogs tired and happy after very long walk and we have all eaten too much! Have fun! xxxx From Handy s and Sants xxx
Olufunke Makinde, Alpha 4 – Golfito Wildlife Reserve, Environmental Project
ReplyDeleteHey sweetie hope your having a great time. So sorry I didn't text you before you went. I had such a hectic week. I know you had a safe arrival, your husbands updated his facebook status. Enjoy yourself honey and I will send you another comment soon. Try come on facebooj too. Love you Lots xxx Tomi xxx
hey azam Ali
ReplyDeletehope ur having a great time!!! say hi to henry...make sure u take care of urselves. just need to no wat ur ucas info is so i can access it nw n on results day. let me asap or email if ur able to. n make sure u reply bk on dis page so i dnt ave to search round for ur post.
love u lots twin bro. look after urself n have fun...xXx
Yasmin Ali
Matt (alpha 3) We are watching, looks like sue would hate it. Where is the 5 Star hotel? love for now Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHaay lieve martine, (delta 3 10G)
ReplyDeletedit is het derde/vierde berichtje dat ik hier achterlaat. weet niet of je de andere hebt gekregen, maar ik zag mijn berichten niet terug bij de comments. vrees dus dat ik iets niet goed heb gedaan. zag je al op de foto. wat een grote groep. zijn er veel die net als jij 5 weken blijven? Hoop dat je veel ervaringen opdoet waar je van zult genieten. gisteren zijn we gaan varen, 30 graden!. 's avonds hadden we hier noodweer zodat het zelfs in de kamer lekte, kun je nagaan!! annalie fietste net weg met de tandem naar leiden (eerst trein, hoor) en morgen gaat ze met vriendinnetje met de trein en de tandem naar de portland. ik denk erg aan je en houd deze site erg in de gaten. heb het goed, amuseer je vooral. zag trouwens net dat mijn vierde berichtje was geplaatst, vandaar dat ik deze nog een keer plaats voor het geval je die andere niet hebt gekregen. hè, ingewikkeld verhaal. we kijken hier nu naar voetbal. zijn nu bezig met de verlenging, staat nog steeds 0-0.je ziet het al voor je, pappa hanteert krampachtig de vouvouzela (of hoe dat ding heten mag). nou ja, in de verlenging is het 0-1 geworden. we hebben verloren van Spanje, Jammer, maar ja.
dag lieve meisje, hele dikke kus, mamma (ook van pappa, annalie, guus-willem en elsemieke
To: Grace Abel Delta 1 10G
ReplyDeleteGreat to see your picture at fieldbase and know you are really there after all the planning and anticipation. Get building that school, it sounds terrific! Lolly Mum, Dad, Joe and Alex xxx
Beth (Alpha 2)
ReplyDeleteGreat photo- but why didn't you get your bloody hair cut! I fear 'the flick' is going to haunt you on this trip.
Glad you made it safe and sound. I'm sure you were very upset to find one of your first activities involved BBQs and dancing! Trek sounds amazing too.
Have informed other friends of this wonderful blog so we can track your enjoyment/our own increasing envy.
Take care.
Lorna x
To: Wing NG (Alpha 1)
ReplyDeleteYou are going for trekking as your 1st phase!!! cant believe tht and lucky tht you are under our super high intensive DB training~~ hahaa!! have fun~
how is your feeling now?? totally wet and muddy??!!?? cant wait and see your update in blog~~
Ivan
To: Edith Yu (Yu Kwai Ling) Alpha 6
ReplyDeleteEdith... dun be lazy ar... work hard la...kekeee, hope can see your 傑作later~~
Ivan
Andrey Kolosov, Alpha 4, Hi! Good to see you on pictures! We all follow you on Raleigh blog. Would also be good to hear you on phone before you depart for Golfito Refuge. Have a great time and please do not forget about Monday medicine.
ReplyDeleteLove you and miss you already! Mama, Ksenia and Lizzie (Papa is already in China)
Susannah Sconce 10G Delta 2
ReplyDeleteHi Sus Hope all good with you. Your Chirripo project looks brilliant.
Here's the news you've been waiting for - you are an Auntie! Rog and Jane-Claire had a little girl on Sunday evening, July 11th. She is Charlotte Elspeth, to be known as Lottie, and all well. Have a great time. Love from all at home Mum xx
David Morton,Alpha 2
ReplyDeleteHii David,hope your having a fab time, im sure you are.xx Everyone here sends their love. Remember we are away next week so we wont have the computer. But we will always be thinking of you. xxxx Love from everyone Mum xxxxx
Grace Abel, Delta 1
ReplyDeleteGracieeee!!! So happy to see that you are there ok. Also from the pictures it looks like you picked the grey t-shirt, i would have too :-) haha. Glad there is another 'Smith' in your group! Everyone misses you obviously, take loads of care and have amazing time. Mum also sends her love and says hi.
Love Kate xxxxxx
Happy Birthday Helen Fagan for Saturday 17th .Hope your have an experience of a life-time. take care.Cheers! See you when you get back to celebrate . Bethan + Bessie
ReplyDeleteFor Max Kiralyfi Delta 4
ReplyDeleteDear Maxi
we've seen your photos. They look great. We're very proud of you and are thinking of you.
Mum, Dad, Dom, Tania, Fizz.
ps Dom says just placed £10 bet on Ottmar Hitzfield to become new Fulham manager. Odds slashed to 4.6/1
Dearest Polly
ReplyDeleteGreat to see your photo and so early in the morning!!!! Will keep track of your progress when in Italy - guess you are hard at it by now!! Good luck and have fun. What an achievement it will be when you've all finished. We are missing you loads. M & D and Val sending love. Dicky and I sending HUGE kisses and hugs and all love xxxxxxxxxxx PS You putting up any photos on facebook?????
Sarah Coyte Alpha 5
ReplyDeleteHi baby! cant see you on any photos yet, but hopefully you are having a great time! we all miss you honey and I hope it has turned out to be brilliant! we all send our love, mum, geoff, jo jo and vienna, oh and grandma, but she doesnt know it! love you lots my darling and do come back in one peice!! mamma xxxxx
Hey David Morton xx Alpha 2
ReplyDeleteSaw you in one of the pictures,sorting out your food for your trex. Hope we get to see a lot more of what your doing out there. Everyone sends their love especially meee lol xxxxxxxx
Love & lots of hugs Mum x
David Morton, Alpha2
ReplyDeleteHowdy Bromo, Whats Shakin Baby, Ye doin awrite ?.
Hope Yer Having A Good Time Treckin And a Late Happy Birthdayy :D !!
Whats The Dealio With Your Camera ? Get It Back ?
GaryMcFadyen, JamieMunro xxxxxxx
Davi Morton Alpha 2
ReplyDeleteHeyy David, Hope your Trex is goin to plan. We all wish we could be there with you,Deans sitting here with calamine lotion on his burnt back loll. Dad said prince was missing you and was askig where you are loll. Gran & Grandad were asking after you too. Missing you loads love you xxxxx Mum & Dad xxx
For Beth Davison. Alpha 2.
ReplyDeleteHi Beth!!
I've just been checking out what you've been up to. It looks like your having an amazing time, I'm very jealous! the coast to coast trek your on looks brilliant!! and the pictures of you are awesome. loving the wavy hair, its a good look ;)
It's taken me so long to figure out how to leave a comment for you on here, so I hope I have done it right. haha.
We're all missing you loads. Its far far too quiet in Sheffield without you!! and there's no news from our end at all. its been very dull.
See you soon, hope your not being too rowdy ;) miss your face xXx from Karen
kristina ambrose alpha 5
ReplyDeletehi tina just been looking at your blog page. seems you are having a great time. such an adventure, wish we were there. enjoy it all. we are thinking of you and following your progress. lots of love grandma and grumpy xxxxxxx
For Beth (Alpha 2)
ReplyDeleteHiya toots how are you? U enjoying/enjoyed the trek (dont know when you'll get this?!) as Kaz said it looks amazing, I hope you have a camera and are well! The photos that are on here look great, looks like a really good group of people and you look very happy (and your hair is dreams!) lol. Everything at home fine though quite wet as its rained quite a lot this week, you'll be pleased to know my 'tan' has almost faded to nothing :( ha ha. It rained on St Swithans day so apparently its going to rain for forty days which'll be fun!? Everyones missing you lots, we had a bbq at Adams yesterday and you were missed greatly! Do you know what your project is yet? when do you start that? Sorry for all the questions lol you know what I'm like just answer as many as you can and be sure to give me a full report on everything when your back!
I'll write again soon, keep having an amazing time and take care peach head xxxx
Jessica Close, Alpha 5.
ReplyDeleteHi there, another attempt to add a message - I don't think my last one worked. Hope you're enjoying the project and living with a local family. Are you going to come home a qualified plumber :o}
Love and miss you loads, Mum & Edd
Calling Hellie Jacob in Alpha 6 Miraflor Community Project...Hope it's all going well in your first week in Miraflor and you're managing to get some sleep? All well here we move 21st July - week thursday! Bought you a cool new dress - you'll be in need of some clean clothes when you get back! Isla v funny growling and saying da-da lots. Johnny et al in Spain - you may have heard they had a few mishaps!! Take care out there. Lots of love, Cath, Harv and Isla b xxxx
ReplyDeleteFor Samuel Harris Delta 1
ReplyDeleteHi Sam
Hope you are having a fantastic time - it's only taken me a week to start blogging! Everything looks great fun -I'm very jealous, Jury service isn't quite the same. Letter in the post as of tomorrow. Missing you - but will try to keep up with you on line now that I know where to find you. LOL Mum xx
Henry have just read report on you,re trek and mud mud mud seems to be the order of the day.Baggins has learn,t to bring baby mice into the house...unharmed for me to rescue them and take them out again. He is obviously missing you. He also brought in a beautiful silver slow worm...unharmed again.I hope all that fitness training in Taekwondo has been very useful. Take care love the mum.
ReplyDeleteAzam here,s hoping that you are having a great time
ReplyDeletehaven,t seen any pictures of you yet. Looking forward to hearing about yours and Henry,s adventures. Take care The Adams Family.
Rona bharania (Alpha 2)
ReplyDeletehi ronza!! i don't no if u got my other message cos i didn't post the group name! oh well! not much is going on in london! still doin my placement atm! just a couple more weeks left! am downloadin tunes for my i-pod atm cos the train journey is bare long! i saw a pic of u! but just one! take more please ! lol hope ur having an awesome tym in costa rica! i was making ceero today and was remembering wen u taught me how to make it!!....it tasted realli gd today! lol (lol i had to talk about the food with u :P)) LOL
whats happenin in costa rica!! i onli got the one e-mail from u thats all!! but i saw the pics and the scenary looks amazing!! lucky! its been raining all week here it sucks!
also remeber i told u i had two days off last week ...i went brent cross and bought a dress from warehouse! its realli kool its black with a gold design!
neways this message must have made u happy knowin its from me :P lol jus kiddin!
(alsoo i have so much gossip to tell u which i can't post on this blog so check ur e-mails soon) lol
this message is reali long compared to the others on this blog and this just shows u how much i must love u ! lol
take care my ronza, ashley, ben, baskin, tia
xxxxxxx kisses and hugs xxxxxxxxxx
Hi Tiny Tina!
ReplyDeleteThis is a message for Tina Ambrose, from Claris! Just a little message to see how you are getting on? I have had a look at what project you are doing sounds good. Good luck and have fun!
Miss you
Claris xx
p.s Mission green car is under way fingers crossed
Gracieeeeee!!
ReplyDeleteMissing you! Have got phone out to text you quite few times recently, missing my neighbours and home and away buddie to talk about stuff with! Home and away on summer break now, so missing that aswell as you! ummm, weather bit crap here atm- bet your not suffering from lack of warmth and sunshine! will look like a ghost compared to you! ( Glad mrs.johnson isnt here to tell me i look bit ill and tired. . .!) Looking forward to hearing from you when you get back and hope you are having a FANTASTIC time and the school is looking good!
Loads of love, Kate xxxxxxx
David Morton Alpha 2
ReplyDeleteheyhey <3.
Missing you!
how are you? It was good hearing from you again! Glad you liked your family that you stayed with. Really missing you, DAVID, i met FUGATIVE ! He Kissed Me Cheek ha.
byeee LOVE youuuu (L) !!
Love Lisamorton <3.
PARA MAURICIO OTAROLA MORA (DELTA 6)
ReplyDeleteHola Mau, esperamos la estés pasando muy bien, te queremos mucho, que Dios te guarde y te proteja, todos los días oramos a Dios para que te cuide.
Atentamente, Tus padres y hermanos.
PARA DELTA 6, MAURICIO OTAROLA MORA. MIRAFLORES, NICARAGUA.
ReplyDeleteHOLA MAU, ESPERO ESTES BIEN, QUE DIOS TE BENDIGA, CUIDATE MUCHO, TE ESPERAMOS. BUENO, BUENO....OK!!
para mauricio otarola delta 6 ,miraflores nicaragua: hola mau como le va nosotros estrañandole espero que todo este bien lo queremos mucho y nos hace falta. tita y fam.
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