Alpha 1 are raving as they trek!

On the 12^th of February, blissfully unaware that we were embarking on the most difficult week of our lives, Alpha 1, AKA ‘The Alpha Ducks’, headed south to our trek starting point of Progresso. It wasn’t long before we were introduced to the harsh realities of trek life, as wading across our first river we were forced to watch helplessly while all of our route cards floated downstream: our first lesson in dealing with the unexpected!

The rest of the week has literally been full of ups and downs but despite the vertical uphill scrambles, the blistering sun and our aching limbs, the singing, our awesome magic guides, the hot springs, energy bombs and beautiful views at every peak are what’s keeping us going. Of course credit also has to go to our brilliant project managers. Without Roberto and Sabrina’s spontaneous raves and regular reassurances of “it’ll be fine”, Hazel would probably still be stuck in the bog and the rest of us would be stranded on the top of the hill we weren’t even supposed to climb. Bring on next week!



Here at last!



Refreshing dip in the hot springs



Leaving Altamira



Trekking

Outside Altamira ranger station