Middle of Rainforest

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My name is Clive S and I was head of Science at a comp in Nth Devon. During 2006-7 I organised a gp of 6th formers to travel to Honduras with Operation Wallacea. One week in the cloud and rain forest, one week diving off the coast. We earnt money for this with events, extra work etc. In July 2007, we spent 3 days in the village of Buenos Aires on the edge of the cloud forest before splitting ( randomly) into two groups. Each group had a member of staff and we walked to different parts of the N.E national park in Honduras to the camps. Ours involved a 2hr hike down to a steep wooded valley. When we arrived we were greeted by the young woman who was the camp manager. She said that she'd been looking forward to seeing us as she came from Devon too. Later I asked where she came from as I originally came from a villsge near to Exeter. She said, to my surprise that she came from somewhere called Tedburn St Mary (my home village). I said that she must know the village milkman (Peter). She said oh yeh... I used to work on his milk round ( my job from 72-80!!!) I then asked if she ever went to the youth club.... she did ( run by my parents!!!) So there we were in the middle of the Honduran Rain forest and she new my parents and had, at a later date worked on the same milk round as I had!!!!
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:44:36 +0000Coincidence ID:4342