"I didn't know my hands could be sore"

Woke up for another morning run with Woody. I was definitely a little sore from digging the day before. Another delicious gallo pintos breakfast and we were off to site for build day #2. 

When we got to site the workers, Luis and Donald, had already started working and there was some concrete that needed to dry before we could do anything else so we continued digging the septic tank and trench. We were able to get the BFR out from the day before in about 10 minutes. I guess we just needed our time apart. The whole morning was very hot and humid, the sun really beat down on us as we worked and I think we sweat through our clothes within about 15 minutes. 

Mike, Vale, Woody, Laura and Carlota working on the septic tank trench. 

It was a little warm. 

Lots of breaks were necessary. 

In the afternoon we got to start mixing some concrete to set the posts. I had remembered mixing bricks being one of the hardest tasks on my trip to Cambodia. The day and a half of digging made cement mixing actually seem like a nice change of pace. It was a little slower since we had to wait for Luis and Donald to level each post as we went. Each of the posts has vertical groves in it and then the panels of prefabricated concrete make up the wall slide in to the grooves. By the end of the day we had 9 posts stood. 

End of day 2.

After showers Alisha and I went into town with Woody. I had really wanted to buy a soccer ball to play with some of the kids on site. It was nice to see the town with people bustling about. Everyone was genuinely kind and helpful. Having been an obvious outsider in several other countries, it always feel good to be welcomed as a tourist. The soccer ball was an immediate hit. Alisha and I played with the two you girls whose parents own the hotel we're staying at. It's amazing what a soccer ball can do to bring cultures together. 

After dinner we decided to go out to a salsa bar since Valeria has to return to the habitat Costa Rica office on Wednesday and it was her last night with us. Some of the other team joined too. It started with a big circle of all of us dancing and quickly turned in to salsa lessons from Carlota, Valeria and Woody. Dancing in Latin America is a whole different art than in the US. We had a great time getting to know the other team  and another form of the Costa Rican culture. 

Valeria teaches Laura how to dance.