day 4 in the amazon

   dr. W headed back to quito for some ambiguous "business" and
      left us to our own devices these next couple of days (which
      is actually nice because 1. we are in very competent hands
      with Robert around, and 2. though he does a lot to make this
      trip work, overall everything is more difficult and less
      efficient with dr. W around)... our brigade was a close was
      walk today after a particularly short boat ride, just
      downstream and across the river. it went really smoothly,
      everyone has figured out their place and we powered through
      60 something patients by noon (only about a dozen less than
      our day prior, and in a couple hours' less time). it really
      does feel like we make a difference here too, which is great.
      everyone is so appreciative. arguably my favorite part is
      handing out all of the goodies to the kiddos. I wish airlines
      were less strict about baggage prices for checking donated
      supplies... with our brigade successfully complete we headed
      back to home base for an afternoon of eye exams for the high
      schoolers living with us at the lodge, followed by tubing in
      the river!! of all things :)
   
      we took the canoe upstream a while, and thankfully with the
      weather cooperating, 9 of our group members hopped in 9 tire
      tubes all tied together, and began the float downriver, with
      robert (naturally) as their ever-competent river guide. lo,
      jenny and I chillaxed in the canoe, the designated
      photographers.





ok this is wayyy too much for one evening, i need to stop and get some sleep, but there is more to come from amazonian adventures so keep a look out! and i havent proofed anything so i really apologize - feel free to make corrections if you´d like ;)

miss you all, cant believe i´m home in 3 days!!