Once More Unto the Jungle My Friends....
Last night we went on our final hike to Laguna for the 5 week phase. It was a 6 1/2 hour journey winding through the jungle, up slippery slopes, climbing through tree falls, and wading through creeks. After a couple hours we stopped at a beautiful lookout point to have dinner. Enjoying our spaghetti dinners, we watched Aracaris, Flycatchers, amongst other birds fly over the ridge as the sun was setting.Sitting down and taking in the view, I managed to convince Jamie that an insect was attacking him by using a small root to graze his ear, each time trying to maintain my laughter as he slapped the side of his head violently to drive away the “mosquito.” After five minutes he finally realized what was going on, fortunately after the entire group was cracking up and pictures had been taken.
After night began to set in we made our way to the lagoon we saw a several caiman swimming about. The big surprise of the night came when we happened across a 1 meter plus Fer de Lance (Bothrops atrox). Being one of the more dangerous snakes of the Amazon, we kept our distance as we snapped some great photos. It was another great night in the Amazon Rainforest.
Clayton Simons - GVI Amazon volunteer, Jan-Feb 2011
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