Days 9-10

Day 9, Friday August 12, 2011
Woke up early to start our last day in the village. We had the pipes in, so we just needed to finish the back fill and compacting. We got to the site early because we were anticipating the loader. As soon as we got there Santos started finishing the head wall. The loader we were anticipating never showed, so Santos decided to go get it. So, we got another load of rocks and the loader came, but things were not happening fast enough. Although we had finished a good amount of the back filling we were not going to finish by the end of the day. So, after lunch we decided it was best to start training the villagers so they could finish the project after we left. Santos and a few other villagers finished the head wall and wrote 'Engineros Sin Fronteras' (Engineers without Borders), the name of the neighborhood and Santos' name on the top of it. Then we went ahead and explained to the villagers what they had to do to finish and left them to it. It was exciting for the team to see how much had gotten done and how excited the villagers were to help. We all went back to our houses to spend the evening with our families and pack since we were leaving early the next morning.

Day 10, Saturday August 13, 2011
We woke up early to say goodbye to our families and depart for La Ceiba. Since there were not enough seats in the truck three students took the bus into town. It was about a three hour trip and we all met up at the Jungle River Lodge. We all enjoyed our final evening together. Some of us were departing the next day to go home, while others were staying six more days. It was a fun, relaxing evening and good end to a successful trip.