last kaya day

last day in kaya.. sorry for a boring entry but it's pretty much how the day has been.. another walk to collect seedlings, i think only around 5 people went and the rest were either at leonardo's having lunch/ice-cream or hanging around camp.

my motivation in this place has unfortunately completely plummeted.. i had thought 'monkey sanctuary' meant we'd be looking after monkeys or seeing them at the very least, but it seems like we're actually just an extra lot of hands to carry out boring but necessary tasks in the conservation of the forest. i know that it's definitely worthwhile to have more trees and to have a well-functioning tree nursery and so perhaps i should've put more effort into getting out there and doing everything.. but when the tasks are so dull and even the project leaders seem to be happy to sit around, it's a little difficult..

in any case i had another very relaxing afternoon in the shade reading with sam.. we went for a walk around the village on a mission to find and consume a cold drink and discovered this amazing ginger beer that's so gingery it makes your nose and throat go tingly (: we had a few toddlers come and take our hands, happily plodding along beside us until we left the borders of the village.. they're so sweet at that age - just wanting affection and company and something to do.

complete water shortage tonight so bucket showers it is!! each cubicle has a big bucket full of water and we plunge water-bottles or mugs into them over and over and slowly wash ourselves. aside from the fact that hair-washing is an absolute pain, it's actually kinda fun!!

sam, jane, campbell, miranda, olly and i head to my tent to tell ghost stories. jane actually manages to creep us out a fair bit and after staying up for a couple of hours, everyone heads off to sleep.