Penguin August 5th, 2008
The beds here are so uncomfortable. They’re just planks of plywood with a few cushions on top. I woke up with a bar in my back. In order to avoid it, I had to sleep on my side, giving me tons of knots in my right shoulder.
I ended up waking up at 8.
For breakfast, we had a sweet rice porridge. I knew I couldn’t eat it all, so I gave some to Bo.
After breakfast, I chilled with Abel and Esther. Most of the guys were going to go to the mountain, so they left at 9. As much as I wanted to do some rock scrambling and climb a little bit, I had to get footage of the waterfall.
We hiked on a gravel road for about 1:45. At every hill and bend, we would hope that the waterfall was on the otherside. It wasn’t until the 6th one that we finally arrived at the waterfall. During the journey, Abel and I chatted about stuff. He was carrying about 10 liters of water. We attempted to lighten the load by starting to drink one of them. After we drank some, we realized that we weren’t sure if it was tap or clean water because they had refilled a lot of the bottles with tap.
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Penguin August 4th, 2008
I woke up a little late and had to pack for the Mountain Camp. I rinsed off and went down for breakfast. Zuma had prepared a rice porridge. Even though I wanted to eat it, I couldn’t finish it all. I managed to dump some back before I started eating.
Marcia showed up around 8:30. She had a slight fever yesterday, but she was better after sleeping and drinking a lot of water.
It’s hard to describe Marcia and I’s relationship at this stage. Sometimes I think it’s just a working relationship. Other times, I feel like we’re good friends.
We were supposed to leave around 9:30, but we didn’t actually get going until 9:45. On the way, we stopped to get chips and soda. I tried some of the local flavors, and it’s definitely different. They have this grass that they flavor a lot of their soups with. They also had shishkabob and pizza. Aside from the grass flavored one, none of them really tasted like what they were supposed to.
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Penguin July 30th, 2008
For the first time all trip, there were a bunch of mosquitos. I woke up with a few bites on my legs. I had told Charles multiple times to wake me up at 6, but he didn’t. Luckily, I woke up on my own at 6:40. Not that it really mattered in the end, because we ended up not going to the orphanage.
For breakfast, I had french fries and a side of tomato. They were salty and oily, but good.
Marcia showed up around 8:30 wearing this pretty dress. She said that we would probably go to the Mountain Camp to get an idea of the place and then come back. Marcia didn’t want to go in her dress, so she went home to change. In the meantime, I worked on questions and notes for the interview in the afternoon.
We were supposed to leave for the Mountain Camp at 10, but the guys woke up late and dragged their feet. We didn’t actually get going until close to 10:30. I rode with Esther, Marcia, Renata, Anita, Vicky, and Nadia.
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