On the Buses

Hi guys,
this isn't going to be a long post cause I'm writing just before bed in the hope I can post in the morning - internet connection depending.

So I finally made it to the volunteer project! I arrived a day late but I made it on Monday night.
The plan had been to leave Cusco by minivan around 5-6am Sunday (they made it so early because of their elections taking place the same day). However after I finally left the hostel by taxi (it was late) I made it to the area where I was to meet the van....except I couldn't find the van. It was getting on a bit so I decided to take the public bus. But despite me triple checking where the bus was going it still went to the wrong place - Colquepata, instead of Pilcopata! After a long wait in Colquepata the bus finally got going back and after a wasted morning I ended up returning to the hostel!

Monday morning came with a chance to try again. This time I found the stop but apparently the bus was full. Eventually I got the afternoon bus and after some rough driving we got in around 11pm and I went straight to my assigned bed.

Tuesday morning was interesting. I woke up around 5am to the sound of the crickets and birds outside my window. Before breakfast I got to go out and help with some water sampling down at the river checking oxygen levels and things like that.
After breakfast one of the other volunteers showed me around then we got to work weeding the herb garden until 12.30pm. For lunch it was rice, lentils, broccoli in sauce and salad. Once that was done it was back to work in the garden. I'm hoping to do more animal based stuff in general but as a volunteer it mostly depends on where you're needed.
We stopped around 3pm cause it was too hot to keep going. Apparently it's been the hottest day in quite a while - typical  - and it never rained.
The rest of the afternoon I spent getting to know some of the volunteers, reading, and hanging out by the small turtle enclosure here.
After dinner - rice, aubergine and salad - some of the others wanted to play cards. I joined in but as it was a game I'd never played before I was pretty hopeless. It mostly ended up being Rachel, the volunteer who showed me around, and one of the students from the School for Field Studies (there's a whole group of them staying for a month or so) who battled it out in the end.

Now I just need to see if this will post! Can't add any pictures as my tablet's decided not to notice the camera cable but will hopefully have some soon.
Bye :)