Day 2

Today we arrived on site a little bit sore from the previous day, but still enthusiastic to everything this new day would hold.  We needed to finish off the cistern, with some light digging required to ensure that the circumference was correct.

Once that was completed, we were directed by our mason Don Alegre to dig a second hole for another part of the septic system.  This one was not as deep as the last one, so we were able to knock it out at a decent pace.

and then things got a little silly

While we were busy filling the foundation with soil and digging out our second hole of the trip, our masons were busy building up the next level of the foundation with the large rocks that we brought to them and with the hand mixed concrete.

We left the site early to attend a presentation from the HPHPY staff.  It was a hot, humid and slower paced day today, but we ended on a great note and with a better understanding of our Paraguayan partners.

Also, this....