Un dia en la vida

Life is going well here in good ol´ Argentina. We´re more ajusted to sleeping on the hard earth so that good and we´re having all sorts of fun digging holes and starting structures. As you can see here im working very hard at trying to get in a good siesta.

Karen and Kim are wielding mecheties to get down the path wear we harvested the grasses to mix with earth and pee and sand in a giant hole that we all dug. These things will have to ferment for two weeks before we can use the substance for creating the earthen structure.

Amanita el gato

here is Ashley hacking away with a dull machete trying to harvest the dryed grasses

Our home away from home

Most of the group at the top of the ridge overlooking the valley of Mama Roja

The yoga Shalette is a great structure. many of us practice here in the mornings and last sunday Kim lead and awesome session of Ashtanga yoga. This place also serves as a library and occational retreat from the rains. we have discussions here as well. there is a great veiw faceing north towards a very high ridge on the other side of the river.

our cooking stove. very old but it works great. you consatly have to feed the fire or it will take forever to anything. this is were all the awsome food is prepared.

Building a fence around the garden out of woven strips of Bamboo

Here is Ashley enjoying some Mate at the group watering hole durring the heat of the day. This spot is also were we bath. Ashley built a sweet shelf that we can set all of our stuff on ( Towels, soap, Mate etc.)

This is a shot of me and Adam at the other watering hole which is a bar at the top of the hill. It takes about 35 sweaty minutes to walk here and when you get there you have to clap ( argetine´s way of knocking ) and the husband will open the bar. That first sip of ice cold Quilmes makes the hike seem all worth while