day 2

It is the morning of day two working here. I have about 20 minutes. Yesterday we used pickaxes to dig up invasive thistles, mullein (which we control in Michigan too), and poison hemlock. It was really fun. We were in this huge valley with packs of guanacos all around us. sometimes I was scared to go after some thistles because I was so close to the guanacos I thought they might charge! (which they never do, don´t worry mom). Thursday we go out for 4 days to pull up fences. After that we get a break and we´re going to go horseback riding on one day.

Everyone is really cool. We don´t talk to really anyone but the volunteers. No one really talks to us either. The Tompkins are here, the people that started this whole thing. Maybe people are busy tending to their needs.

The weather is comfortable. Very windy, but the temperature isn´t bad. I wouldn´t mind it warmer though.