Hello Parents:
Great news — the water lowered to the point where we were able to get all the kids across the river safely and onto a bus towards their host community, El Paraiso. The local bridge had been affected by the rain but the students were able to walk safely across the bridge, one by one. We used safety lines, life jackets and harnesses as a safety backup. Then they boarded a bus and are arriving at El Paraiso as I write this. The students are in really high spirits and everyone is excited to continue their journey.
This community, which is the same community Blair visited last year, is on high ground and, for the most part, is not affected by the rains. The group remains on schedule and will continue their trip as normal.
Some of our itinerary, such as the canopy tour, will obviously have to change because of the weather (forecast calls for steady rain this week) but we will come with an alternate schedule. We are also sending another one of our instructors, Randall Bermudez, to be with this group and provide extra support. Randall was the instructor on last year’s group.
Thank you for your patience as we navigated this situation.
Ross Wehner
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