Friday is normally an easy day and today was no exception. We all went to Forest Glade which is a garden that Dianne owns in which she grows a lot of the fruit and vegetables we eat using the same permaculture techniques as in the Sicambeni Rural University. That is of soil improvement and sustainability. This garden was forest when Dianne first came here but now it is an oasis and test bed for a whole range of plants from mangoes to banana and carrots to coffee. The picture shows a bunch of bananas we picked from the garden and are hanging up to ripen at the jetty.
The garden will eventually be used by the volunteers as a place to stay overnight. At the moment it boasts one of the best views from a toilet in Port St John and an outdoor bathroom - see the pic:
After a bit of gardening Dianne takes us for a walk along this jungle path to a waterfall where some of us cool of with a swim.
We then follow the river back to the Jetty for a rest and recover for tonight we are off to the night life in Port St John and a visit to two of the pack packers hostels for a few beers and shots a couple of the volunteers are leaving tomorrow.
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