A Night Out in the Rainforest
Hammock: check! Torch: check! Swim stuff: check! Snacks and yummy granola: check! We heave on our backpacks and set off for sat camp – a night of roughing it out in the jungle to be on site for dawn bird surveys the following day.Trekking along Cascada trail, we break our journey with a refreshing dip in the waterfall before continuing to the site. We all get our hammocks sorted and gingerly test them, anticipating a sleepless night ahead. The rest of the afternoon is spent by the fire with coffee and dinner, or in Ali’s case, getting machete happy and building a man’s bench – not for girls!
Darkness has crept in – time for a night walk along the nearby river. Two snakes in 10 minutes – result!
Back in camp, the fire re-stoked and potatoes smouldering in the embers, we demolish bubble gum marshmallows and cho
c- cinnamon- sugar bananas – they are sweet!!Knackered, bellies-full and suitably on edge following jungle ghost stories, we head for the hammocks – Amazing!!
Rachel Smith - GVI Amazon volunteer Jan-Feb 2009
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