Rebounding after a quick recharge

Jason, Lucas, Louise, Will, Mary and Helen connecting to their breathing

After a whirlwind two day changeover the 10E groups are back where they belong......on project site. The groups arrived tired, dirty but extremely excited to see each other and share their stories and field base was a buzz with excitement. On Friday after dumping their kit and having their first proper bucket shower in weeks, the groups headed to Mysore for the much anticipated pizza and internet stop before returning to field base for skits.

Echo Two - with their Bonkers rap

An epic performance by the field base team was sadly not enough to win the prize which went to Charlie One. Indian dancing, singing and a little toilet humour proved the winning combination.

Charlie One - Victorious!

The next day it was time for some R & R – otherwise known as Raleigh Recharge. A local yoga teacher instilled a sense of calm in the group, while a local barber performed cut throat shaves and local beauticians overcame their own fears to tackle our feet and eyebrows!

It was the voice of God who let the venturers know their fate for Phase Two and from the big man himself these are the allocations.

Heading out to Charlie One to take the school to its next level are:

Project Managers – Julie Montgomery and Nick Bevens

Ben Hedley
Daniel Cabral
David Warburton
Gemma Lyons
Grace Rosier-Blackman
Louise Norris

Murugan Sundaram

Natalie Dilloway
Scott Moffat
William Whyles
Yvette Hutcheson
Taylor Eve

Hoping to extend the trench and take Camp Coco to a whole new level in Echo Two:

Project Mangers – Shane (Mountain Man) Shehade and Louise Hyde

Rachel Bachar
Boas Schraven

Jason Greenwood

Stephen Fung
Helen Wakefield
Lucy Jiang
Kiana Franks

Luke Conibear

Mary Jennings


And finally taking on the mighty Misappulimala trek are Tango Three:

Project Managers – Joanna Hawtin and David Rees

Tom Pearce

Anna Lavelle

Carole Griffiths
Kyle Sharpe
Lucas Pyke
Paul Mohan
Rejith
Shona Bradford
Stuart Aitken
Vicky Gould


All groups have arrived and settled in well and sound quite thrilled to be there. Living the dream people, we’re living the dream!

Meanwhile back at field base we said a very sad farewell to Shady, who has quite simply been an awesome addition to our project manager team. She will be missed by the venturers, fellow PMs and certainly the community members at Koolal where she made a lasting impression.

Shady we hope you arrived safely on Monday morning!

Each changeover we put together a slide show for the venturers capturing the highlights of the phase – I won’t put them all here but these are just some of the incredible experiences we’re having out here.