Romeo round-up: What's happening out there?

Our Romeo groups have now been out on their project sites in Costa Rica and Nicaragua for a few days and we can report they're all making great progress with their final phase on Expedition 10F. Here's a bit of an update:

Romeo 1 (Maribios Trek) have already covered almost 100km and are spending the night in San Rigalio. There's been a lot of rain up in Nicaragua, which has forced some route changes due to uncrossable rivers but Romeo 1 will continue to soldier on. A Fieldbase base team including your truly will be joining them in a couple of days to climb Volcan Casita, so fingers crossed for a clear day to make the most of the stunning views.

Romeo 2 (Guanacaste Trek) enjoyed a visit from Fieldbase in El Pilon last night. Today was a day off from the trail, which they spent visiting a blue lagoon and an amazing waterfall before relaxing in a natural spring, which was very hot by all accounts. Tomorrow they'll be moving on to Zapote.

Romeo 3 (Camaronal) have their jungle camp set up just behind the beautiful beach at Camaronal and have started their nightly beach patrols. Some of the group were lucky enough to see baby turtles on the very first night they went out! During the day they've been doing work to extend the hatchery. Lots more patrols are planned for the next few days, along with a visit to a local art gallery.

Romeo 4 (San Lucas Island) have made a great start to the trail they're building across the island. Tomorrow is their day off so they're going to have some fun on the beach with a series of games and challenges.

Romeo 5 (El Coyolito) have been hard at work on the community centre they're building in Miraflor. They've already finished the first two walls and will begin work on the third tomorrow. Yesterday they visited the local high school and did some salsa dancing. Today was a day off which they enjoyed with a nice walk to a nearby waterfall.

Romeo 6 (Rio Arriba) have finished the holding tank for the new water system and and will soon begin laying pipes to carry the fresh water to the houses of Rio Arriba. Today was too wet to go out for a walk but they had a great day teaching English and singing with the local community.

Things have been busy around Fieldbase with Julian, Ross, Abi and James holding the fort, along with Zoe and Pedro who have just finished managing a bespoke expedition in Nicaragua. Johnny is spending a few days with Romeo 4 on San Lucas and Bravo 1 is ready for another epic Nicaraguan road trip with Sarah and Kala heading up to visit Romeos 1,5 and 6. This correspondent will be hitching a ride to join Romeo 1 for a week of trekking on Los Maribios.

We'll have more updates from all our project sites soon.