Monday 7th september
Today went to the british embassy for a safety talk, although they didnt know who we were until a few conversations in spanish, as the latitude consulate didnt turn up.
Everyone seems to be working on Ecuadorian time which is at least an hour late, so shannon would seem early here! Well on time anyway.
After the embassy we were picked up and taken to "Mitad del Mundo" which is on the equator, and there was a tour round traditional equadorian homes made of mud and stuff. There was a dead snake that was 7 metres long that live in the jungle, that in venezuela they grow up to 15 metres. theres also a fish that lives in the amazon and when men wee in the water it swims up and is not very nice! so dont go to the loo in the river!!
They also demonstrated water goin down a drain on each side of the equator and then on the equator when it just goes strait down.
We then went to yunguilla which is a cloud forest that 2 of the volunteers are staying at. after being not very environmentally friendly and chopping down trees and stuff they were persuaded to be an eco place. they planted new trees but as they take 40 years or so to make money they decided to become a tourist place. this was 20 years ago and now they have enoguhh money to make cheese and jam as a sideline business. the jam is nice but cheese is not.