pluma to oaxaca

Thank God we finished digging in the cement water tank, I am sore and stiff and all that bending over just about killed my back.. The water is now up and running and we cemented right to the water fall, so now the tank collects clean spring water and the the river water goes over top to prevent leaves and stuff to clog up the pipe.. I spent the rest of Saturday picking to many bananas and we had a great talk with a local young man who was drunk at night and cut his arm 2inches deep with a machete and almost bled to death, it was a miracle he survivied because he had to walk 2 hrs in the jungle trails to get to a doctor who could sow his arm up enough to prevent death.. Well, now we are trying to encourage him to do something with his life and better it since he miraclously survived after losing 2 pints of blood.. I just arrived in Oaxaca after leaving Sunday night in the mountains on a van.... The road is still a sight for sore eyes and those who dont like heights wouldnt want to see this.. I still am amazed the backhoe has not fell down the mountain yet after seeing the angles and rocks they are blowing up for this road.. Frank, who stays on the farm is finally getting better after 4 months of nerve damage due to a infectiouse tick bite.. He is now able to work with a machete a little bit... I can not believe how fast these cedar we planted are growing 5ft in one rainy season...