Travis was feeling better today, but he has some strong cold
symptoms. He still wants to be out with the team, so we asked him to take
Steve’s camera and become the team photographer. We will be taking him back to
the hospital tomorrow for a follow-up exam. They will be testing his platelet
levels again to monitor for improvement.
Today we finished 4 latrines today, made progress on the 3
and started one new one. Most of the morning was cloud covered for which we
were very thankful. The humidity level was higher while it was cloudy, then the
sun came out in the afternoon. The air is not so terribly warm, but the sun is
intensely hot.
Our breakfast this morning included Corbiche, which is a
bread made from green cooking plantains stuffed with Corbina fish and baked in
a wood fired Dutch oven served with scrambled eggs. For lunch we had homemade
shrimp ceviche with rice. For supper we had potatoes, corn, rice and breaded
fish. We also have fresh homemade juices with every meal. As long as you don’t
mind rice and lots of citrus, we are eating very well.
Food sounds much different than inland.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes - very different. We were told this region has a global reputation for their excellent food. Some of our guys are pretty ready to take a sabbatical from rice for a while though!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at how good and energetic I felt on this delicious diet...almost every lunch and supper was a large portion of rice with a very small protein and vegetable.
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