All sorts of things might be happening, but things in Piedras Blancas National Park has continued in it's enjoyable and steady rate.
After doing a weeks worth of work the group have cleared the vegetation right up to and including the 5.5km mark of the trail. All that remains of the work is to widen the path, level up the terrain, dig trenches for the rainy seasons and build bridges as the trail runs smoothly.
Easy as counting 1, 2, 3!
The rangers have been clearly impressed by the achievements of the group.
To reward themselves, the group on one of their rest days went to a nearby town called El Golfito. There the group, bought fresh fruit and vegetables and delicious milkshakes and enjoyed briefly a taste of Civilsation.
The group was also planning spending two nights at the beach at the end of the phase.
Another thing worth mentioning was a thrilling footy match between England (Hugh, Faruk and Will) and Costa Rica/ Nicaragua (Bernardo, Enrique and Luiz the Ranger). Not Only was the National Anthem sang before the match, but there were also the sort of crunching tackles you would see on a Saturday afternoon, as well as the trickery and skill of a Wayne Rooney. It was a thrilling match and England came away Victorious, the score was 10-8.
With only a few day remaining of this phase and Raleigh everyone is determined to make every single minute of this amazing life experience count!
Freya lemon alpha Yankee 3 hey pfb I haven't got a clue if I'm
ReplyDeletewriting this in the right place so I'm not to sure if it will get to you! Hopefully fingers crossed. Im just writing to say I hope u have a brilliant birthday in the jungle and that the sun is shining on Saturday for u! Wish I could be spending it with u! Iv looked ahead at the weather and it should be ream! U can thank joey Essex for that word :) ha but it should be lovely! Everyone is so excited that ul be back soon I think all the girls have lots planned. Have a brilliant final week fre fre always and forever baz x
Hi Will. It was so lovely to get your presents on Mothers' Day, It brought you right back to us - and I loved listening to them too. Look forward to hearing from you next week. You're playing better for England than the national teams! Lots of love from Mum
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ReplyDeleteHey Sam..
hope you are having an awesome time still. Hope you got my letter? Well I am currently in Florida loving myself and living the dream. I have tanned and eaten so much fish I may implode! Here for another week and I never want to leave.. I am changing uni's and moving out here. It is literally ridiculous, beach parties on campus and everything! I was so jealous..
Have you been up to more crazy things? Hows the food? and what are your plans post- Raleigh??
Is Nikki still having fun? Let me know how everything is going on and send a letter to the good old farm as I'm only back at Uni for one week and i'm finished..
Hope you are enjoying yourself.. and making friends ha! miss you.. talk soon please .. Love Nat xxx
<3 Ticos y Nicas DELTAS! L@s que CONOCEN!! Espero que hayan tenido una SUPER experiencia, que la hayan aprovechado al máximoooo!! stoy segura que así fue!!!
ReplyDeleteAunq no pude verlos ni enviarles mnsajes antes he stado siguiendolos x el blog y pendiente d saber de uds..! Me alegra tanto por uds todo lo q ya vivieron, sé q la vara es otro nivel :) ! Ahora viene lo más difícil.. el fin.. pero tamb lo más bonito (créanme)! Ahora viene todo eso de "volver a la vida real" y asi, pero es chusisiiimoo cuando uno vuelve con toda la buena vibra, con recuerdos y un poco de melancolía pero tamb con un monton y chusisimas cosas aprendidas, nuevos amigos y amigas, pegas, unos kilillos más o unos menos, cosas no importantes.. pero LO MAS un monton de cosas q se aprendieron y entendieron y que ahora toca venir a mostrar de este lado! y esa es la vara "harcor" y super tuanis! mantener esa llama tamb acá, fuera de la Raleigh bubble..! Uds, con lo chuzo q son no tengo duda q vienen y van con todooo a hacer algo, a marcar diferencia!
Hey nenes y nenas! les deseo lo mejor, q el Raleigh blues no les pegue muy feo, q terminen esta vara con TODA la alegría y la buena vibra, tal como la empezaron!! con esa alegría q REcontagia!
Uds son un CHUZO!!! Exitos!
Adri Rodríguez
hi maryam i soo hope im doing this right...not sure but its taken me all dis time to actually sit down and send u a message which i am really sorry about cos i no ur out der waiting for us to get in touch n it must be pretty frustrating not to hear anything im sorry plz forgive me! well, i hope ur doing well and from what ive heard ur doing good, am soo proud of you and wat ur doing i wish i could do it with you would be really cool. all ur hard work will pay off and ur rewards will be great. am sure ur learning loads about life and also about you. being away for soo long makes you think about things back home and hopefully has helped you in making some changes or decisions. anyway you turn i will always be here for you my darling :D i love you and miss you, ok im cryin now lol tryin to see the screen thru my tears haha its tears of joy tho dnt worry jst miss u n hope u dnt think i dnt cos i didnt get in touch i thought of u every day but never got round to it. i even got adam to write a letter and so bad of me not to send it but its too late for that now so he can give it to you wen u get back. not sure if im ok to ramble on like this on here but we'll find out later lol. its easter holidays here now and am thinkin of things to do with the kids...hard! we shud all go away for a week or so to spain with the kids.....wud be soo good, maybe in the summer :D i heard you wrote a letter but its not been passed to me yet so will have to wait for it. apart from being busy with the same old stuff nothing else is going on. my life feels a lil boring compared to ur adventurous one lol hopefully u get this and am not sure how it all works if u get to send anything back but if you dont get to is cool will hear from you soon...love you loads n loads, cant wait to hear ur stories :D kids all say hello and send hugs n kisses hope this message has made u smile or cry lol either one is all good take care stay safe and enjoy every moment. love u lots xxx sakina n kiddies xxx
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Max Chalong - Alpha Yankee 6
ReplyDeleteHi Maxi Darling,
The picture of you and the group was brilliant. You look so happy which is fantastic for us to see. Hope you're enjoying every moment. Can't believe the ten weeks are almost up!
Ally is on the way back from Spain at the moment. It's weird having you both away.
Jane and Mickey are now in Costa Rica and are staying in Papagayo, I'll email you the details. Hopefully you'll get access to a computer to check your messages and we'll get the chance to hear from you directly. Missing you like crazy, enjoy every last minute of your trip and stay safe.
Love you loads,
Mum, Dad, Ally and Gran
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To Lucy Pearson Delta Yankee four
ReplyDeleteHi Luce! This is my third attempt at another message - everything seems to disappear before I'm able to send it! Hope this works!
Was with your Mom when your letter arrived - great to hear from you. Just caught up with latest blog and photos - nice one by waterfall, looks fantastic place.Not long to go now! Hope you really enjoy your final week relaxing before coming home - England will seem very tame!Have been to Dorset with rambling club walking on Exmoor and coastal paths in wonderfully warm and sunny weather. Off to Turkey 2nd May - not sure of your return date but looking forward to being in touch as soon as poss. Lots of love Sandy
to sarah lamming delta yankee 3
ReplyDeletehi sarah,
thank you for your letter that i recieved today, 15th april. it was wonderful to hear from you and read your news. just a few more days and you will be home. i'm sure you will have made lots of new friends and have some wonderful memories that will last a lifetime. i look forward to seeing the pictures. i hope you have a safe journey back and i look forward to hearing from you when you get time.
sending heaps of love and a huge hug from mum xxxxx
Freya lemon alpha Yankee 3 happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday dear Fre fre happy birthday day to you hope ur havin an fabdabulous time miss u xxx Baz
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