Wow, 15 hours of traveling on 2 hours of sleep. But, I am so glad we are here. The plan was to go to Lake Attilian the first day, which is half way between the airport and the Ama House, and also what we did last year. Last year we did some shopping in the town, and half the group went to see an old church, while the other half went to the coffee plantation. I went to the church last year and was looking forward to the coffee plantation this year. Unfortunately, there are more mudslides this year, something that caused some problems last year as well, and it blocked our way to the lake. So instead we went straight from the airport to the Ama House, our base camp for the week which is about a 4 hour drive from the airport, and about 45 minutes from our work site. Dissapointing, but at least we can unpack and relax instead of just staying for one night at the lake. Also, this means we have an extra day in the itenerary, which is being filled with a trip to the hot springs, yay! This should be fun/interesting, especially since I am the only one who brought a bathing suit. We already made a trip into town and staked out the important places: ATM, market, bakery, and chocolate shop. :) Tonight most of us are just crashing early, but a few are going out to stake out the good nighlife for us! There are some benefits to staying in town instead of at the "refuge" again.
Oh, and although I have already started with the injuries (cut my finger right before leaving home and slipped and fell in Polo Campero), I am NOT the most injury prone for a change! One of the girls tripped and smacked the ground hard twice before we even left Virginia.
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