Just another brick in the wall...

Good morning everyone... It was another beautiful day in Santa Rosa de Copan. The sun was shining and the spirits were high and everyone was excited to see the return of one of the "ladies" from the edge of the loo. We left without Jenny B, to her disappointment, but with her assurance of seeing us at lunch.

We reached the site after a stop at the local hardware store where Jeff bought some tools to donate to the worksite. Thanks Jeff, you are an inspiration to us all. Much to our surprise, when we reached the site we learned of our tasks for the day and well #1 was, yes moving adobe bricks. However there was new jobs as well like mixing mud in preparation to make adobe bricks. Even with rubber boots on, Cheyenne managed to come away with a pair of natural mud boots and down a pair of socks.

Making mud...

Carolyn, Cheyenne and Steve playing in the mud...

Not as fun as it looks...

Holy Boots... literally...

We were very pleased to see another row of bricks on the house we started, five rows to go. However due to height restrictions on most of the team, it was decided we should start on a second house.

Ever wonder why the masons think we´re loco??

At our first water break we had a wonderful chat with Gloria one of the wonderful families that we are here in support of, she told us about her family and how she had been married for twelve years and had an eight and three year old child. She then gave us a blessing for helping to build a home for them.

We were all pleased to see Jen return at lunch, way to suck it up.

Back of the bus boys...

After lunch Gloria and Ramone, her husband, showed up with icy treats for the team. Muy excelente!

We left the site with hopes of visiting a wonderful Loufa factory, however our hopes were smashed like a broken adobe, but Max our wonderful driver pulled through and took us to the oldest cemetery in Santa Rosa.

Our lovable Mad Max...

We ended the night with a wonderful meal another great choice by Luis. Good food great conversation and an overall sense of enjoyment was had by all.

I leave you with a word from a very, very wise woman Ubuntu...which means, "I am because we are"

Jason & Cheyenne

PS: lookout for rats