The end of round one.

June´s group was a mixed bag. Still dont know how i feel about some of those who came along for the ride but i can say that they were not bad people. Some were a bit to sensative for there own good, letting the little things pick at them to the point where they would explode in fustration. I did have fun most of the time but more with the towns people of Padilla at least at first. Some of the group i will say finally opened up the last few days and the tension that was felt at the start faded away quickly. I will miss them though Padilla is boring at the moment but the next group arrives on Friday which has me excited to see what will happen next. June´s group did find four tombs. Some in better conditions than others but tomb 225 did have a really nice beer/wine jug that was complete. I really wish that july 2009 was here to experiance all this with me again. Untill next time this is El Cubano saying goodbye.

Week One

So far things have started off slowly with this new crew and group of students. They get so many more luxuries that were nonexistant the previous year. The group itself has not messed itself into a happy one there are many doubters and whiners that do not want to do the work they signed up for but i think this will all change when they reach the prize at the end of the road. Today has been really cold in Padilla del Duero and raining nonstop cleaned some metal fragments in the moring in the lab and in the after attempted to excavate the catas which did not turn out so bad. Already at the sand level in certain parts of our cata(sector), and have found some entire pots that were in secondary position which is extremly exciting. Monday night one of the students had a little bit to much to drink and on our walk towards the bleachers by Las Ruedas she fell into the Bog of Eternal Stench, everyone here will not let her live that down ever. I´ll try to post a little more often since the center now has internet.

Danny aka El Cubano