Yep. I had decided that wrestling with my hair was too much, so I did the best thing that anybody could do… cut it all off. 
A Day of Duties
Every day everybody on the YWAM base heads out to do some work around the place to help maintain the place. What follows are some photos of some of the things that we have been up to lately…
Brad and Jake fixing a crack in the roof with tar-strip
Staff Meeting
On the good days, this is the way that we all get together for our staff meetings.
Felling Trees
Over the years that we have been in Puerto Madryn, some of the trees have not been able to survive the harsh conditions. Not only is there little water, lots of wind, and harsh winters, but there are also a lot of nasty borer-type bugs that burrow into them and kill them off slowly. As a result there were a number of trees that were actually starting to become dangerous, so it was time to bring them down.
The first tree took out the power lines to our main building.
Not Snow, Not Sleet, Not Hail
It was something in between all of these when it fell. A storm cloud came over and dropped something like soft hail, or firm snow, or dry sleet, or… well, something that wasn’t quite rain either. So here are the photos to explain it.
Sunrise and Sunset
Two photos of my two favourite moments of the day.
The People You Meet
While walking the streets of Puerto Madryn, we encountered this old man who tried to convince us that he was an international hero in the singing world. Apparently he had won some singing competition with his friends and made a fortune but his fortune was now tied up in Spain and he was still here. He also belonged to the circus, was raising money for a children’s home, and offered to sing for money. The main thing that stood out was just how happy this man was. He may not have much in this world’s eyes, but he was a very happy man, and very engaging in his stories also.
Sleepy Dog
Most houses have dogs to guard them. This dog seemed more concerned with sleep than guarding any house. Even when I stood in front of the house, taking photos of the dog, it raised one eye and returned to sleep.
A Journey to Golden Beach
I had decided to do something adventurous, something that I had always planned on doing, something that I had not done… it was time, so today I was heading out to:
PLAYA DORADILLO (Golden Beach)
Crash, Bang, Down and Out!
It was almost 1.30am in the morning and I was still on my last processes of getting to bed and asleep when there was an almighty crash. At first I did not react to it as it was likely something falling out of a cupboard or something like that. The guys in my dorm, which sleeps 12 of us, are somewhat disorganised and these sorts of things often happen. But then I heard a faint call for help, “Rob, can you please turn on the light!”
It was time to investigate.