Hello nomads. How many vacations do you get to go on where you get to help in the construction of a school. Where you can participate in back breaking labor all while sweating you balls off. And enjoy it. After yet an other amazing breakfast we were off to go see the school where Estella teaches. The group went into the school to help teach the children. Except for Pia and I. We of course just dug in with some of the other parents who were helping to construct a kitchen for the school. Pia (Bristol, England) grabbed a pick and I grabbed two wheel barrows to help with the dirt work to dig out the area for the foundation. I make a really good mule apparently. As the children were coming out for a break most of the others in the group and most of the kids got a football game going in the field. While some of the others joined in on the finishing touches of the dirt work. Mission complete just in time to head back for lunch. I did manage to get a few photos of the football game before the humidity fogged up my camera lens. After lunch (very delicious by the way) it was back to Tena to transfer to our next lodge. Of course with another two days out in the jungle the store in Tena got wiped out of their supply of Club once again and a nice bottle of rum. Next stop a really nice eco lodge built on the cliffs over looking the river about 1 hour from Delphine's home. Our local guide Chico didn't speak any English but made sure we got what he was saying and had a few good laughs on the hike though the hills behind the lodge. At the top of the hike he busts out a big bottle of water complete with cups and candies for us all. How nice was that. For once the hike back was actually easier than the hike up. Though my legs now hate me but I enjoyed the burn. Back at the lodge in time to shower and dinner. We of course had to hit the hammocks and break out the beer supply. Aided by a little thing called electricity we enjoyed this wonderful thing called cold beer. As the night got on and the empties piled up and impromptu to lessons in capoeira (Brazilian dance fighting) from Mod, Belly dancing from Tracy and a little Hip Hop and break dancing from me we kept the party going. With the help of my Ipod and some speakers from Sam and Ena (England and Chile) we belted out a few sing-a-longs. A little karaoke fun had by all. Thanks to Pia the brilliant idea of getting up early for Yoga lessons came about. For some strange reason I said "sure I will get up extra early and join you guy for some yoga." Any ways as the night was coming to a close Peit and I sat up bs'n and along came a shrill scream and then the lights in Pia and Mods room came on. Well, boys to the rescue. We get there to find Pia wasn't sleeping alone. A friendly roach decided to share her bed with her. I don't quite understand what the big deal is. Its just a little roach. It's not like he was looking for a little something special. He was just looking to catch a few Z's with her. So, with a little searching we managed to chase it up into the cracks of the roof. Roach out of site the girls manage to calm down and to eek out a meager nights sleep. I couldn't bring myself to tell them he's just in a crack in the ceiling and he'll probably be back later. I wanted to sleep and as long and the girls were asleep before he came back it's all good. Right????
