We took a boat up the river for an hour and then into the bush for our 7 hour hike! The guide pointed out and named trees, plants, frogs and insects for us.
The picture of the guide and one single tree is the Justice Tree. It is full of red ants and the natives would tie someone in need of justice to the tree for the night and see if they are alive in the morning. We saw caterpillars that move together as if they were one and the guide teased a tarantella out of a hole for us.
We paddled a canoe along a channel and saw caimans, turtles, vultures, and hawks. Dave asked what kind of turtles they were and the guide told us they were Water Turtles. Hmmm, I think that may have been a little too simplistic.
In the boat and on the way back to the lodge and the boat lost its prop. So here we sat. No way of propelling the boat, no radio, no paddles, and the sun beating down on us. A local boat came along finally, lent the boatman a new prop and off we went to have lunch. In the afternoon we went on an hour hike to see medicinal plants. We were the only ones from our group of 12 that could muster the strength for a second tour that day.
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