January 9th

Last night most of us went to a discoteca (dance club) in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, after dinner.  Everyone managed to clean most of the concrete off themselves and dress up.  We danced for several hours and had a great time.  This morning we returned to the Nuevo Ferrocarril side of the ravine to do the final pour of the abutment.  Around 11am we said goodbye to Tom, who left to join his family on vacation.  Everything went very smoothly, and this pour marked the end of a long, work-filled week in which we managed to start and begin the two abutments.  Everyone is very happy to be done and have a chance to relax this weekend. We finished the pour in time to return to Nejapa for lunch, which was a delicious vegetable beef soup followed by fresh fruit.  This afternoon we are going to the local pool to relax a bit, then out to another discoteca in San Salvador tonight.
 
-Eric