{"id":2114,"date":"2013-07-11T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T22:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zjunk.net\/blog\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2018-09-15T23:26:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T23:26:02","slug":"july-11th-2013-kafs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zjunk.net\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/07\/11\/july-11th-2013-kafs\/","title":{"rendered":"July 11th 2013 KAFS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Had to get up in the night. \u00a0The stars in the sky are brighter than I have ever seen them. \u00a0The Milky Way is not just visible but dramatically so. \u00a0You can see the structure of it all. \u00a0Slept just ok, up at 5:30 for a 6:00 breakfast. \u00a0We waited until all the lemur research teams had headed out before having a meeting to plan how everything was going to be done. \u00a0Started off by organizing the tools cases, they were packed for shipping, not for use. I went tot the top of the hill to get a signal so I could get a few emails and text messages sent. Tested all 4 solar panels (open circuit) for voltage, each tested from 20.3 to 20.6 flat on the ground with overcast skies. \u00a0The back of the panels were painted black to help with heat dissipation. \u00a0The aluminum rails were cut and two people were busy cutting the 16 L brackets. \u00a0Lunch was rice and something, tasted fine. \u00a0It had carrots and onions along with zebu (beef). \u00a0We then had a couple of hours to kill. \u00a0I played frisbee with a couple of the guys while the other students kicked a soccer ball back and forth. \u00a0About 2:00 we headed over to inspect one of the schools we are installing. \u00a0It looks like it will be ok. \u00a0There were several dozen youngsters playing with the Erik, all giggling and laughing. \u00a0I photographed both the building and the playing kids. \u00a0The second school we visited was taller, but I think won’t be a problem. \u00a0From there we went to the school that EWB installed lights in 14 months ago. \u00a0They still worked well, but one light bulb looked like it was near the end of its life. \u00a0This was the first day I got to actually meet the people of Kianjavato. \u00a0They seemed happy to meet with us. \u00a0We then dropped off care packages to a couple of peace core people. \u00a0One, (Ann) was from Hawaii and had been here for a year but still had another year to go. \u00a0Back to the camp and had my first real experience with a squat toilet. \u00a0Dinner was rice, potatoes, and some meat all mixed together. \u00a0It was beef again but they tend to leave lots of bone and bone fragments in it so you need to be careful. \u00a0It is dark here by 6:00. \u00a0The drivers and some of the other help broke out a guitar and sang while we ate. \u00a0Had yet another banana for dessert, but they are good ones. \u00a0The very small ones are very sweet. \u00a0Some of the group broke out a deck of cards while a few others just talked about some of the issues with endangered lemurs ending up on dinner tables. \u00a0I headed for my first shower. \u00a0Not bad, they had a place setup for it, but you basically filled a bucked of water from the well and used a cup to pore it on your self. \u00a0Felt much better after that. \u00a0I continued on the journal while everything was sorta wrapping up for the night but every body was in bed by 8:30. \u00a0I am writing this from inside my tent. \u00a0Internet access sucked today and I only got a signal at the top of the hill. \u00a0With it drizzling, it didn’t seem safe. \u00a0I do miss my daily talks with Antje.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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