Blog Post #5

River and Duffy Conquer Calandria
(River puts soil into a bag with a tree in it)

With the eggs in questionable condition and the motivation to cook their own breakfast nonexistent, River and Duffy started the day by acquiring breakfast at the local café. Instead of working at the Monteverde Institute, they were escorted to the Calandria tree nursery where the five thousand new trees were unloaded the day before. Many of the saplings outgrew their bags or didn't have enough soil in their bag to sustain them. Therefore, River, Duffy, Wyatt, and Alida spent all morning filling bags to the brim with extra soil and replacing worn out bags in some cases. During their free time, the four heroes admired a nearby army ant colony as it marched across the parking lot and devoured any bugs that came near. Wyatt and Alida once again decided that working in the morning was sufficient and took the afternoon off. For lunch, River and Duffy returned to an old favorite, Choco Café, and reminisced about their first time in Costa Rica two years prior. After lunch, they returned to the institute and spent the afternoon planting seeds in empty bags, filling more bags, and helping Randy with his experiment by putting organic matter (basically leaves) on top of his beds full of seeds. After another long day of work, River and Duffy returned to their humble abode in the rainforest, excited about the upcoming weekend.

Hours spent working: 8 am to 4 pm
Total hours: 40

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