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[Apr. 20th, 2008|12:18 am] |
Hey all,
Hope you enjoyed the last mega-post. Don't get too used to it, I have left the comfort of Gero's office and am back in the world of paying for a bed.
This morning I met up with Rich for some business (exchanging USD for R$) before heading to a zoo with him. We took a wander around. I had seen most of the animals in the wild (except the manatees which are next to impossible to spot in the Amazon) but it was cool to have a look again. We saw a couple of monkeys that had somehow gotten out of their cages and were trying to get back in. They were climbing around the outside while their mates on the inside looked on in confusion. We spent a lot of our time with our heads craned upwards in the hope of seeing a sloth. Sloths are difficult to spot in the wild since they don't move much or make a lot of noise. Rich spotted what looked like a mudball stuck to a branch, we watched it for a few minutes and eventually a little head peeked out and had a look around. We watched the sloth for a while but, boy, those things are boring. It just hung there, occasionally moving its head, but not doing anything. So we went back to the manatees which were in a tank with a bunch of leaves - it looked like a giant soup was being prepared. Mmm manatee soup. They're not endangered, right?
Gero (tour operator guy) drove me to the airport after lunch (a pastry, cup of fried plantains, can of guarana and two yoghurt sweets -I love street vendors). I caught a few planes and am now in Campo Grande in the east of Brazil, towards the Paraguay and Bolivia border. Tomorrow I leave for 4 days of camping (with hammocks, a roof and food so not really camping, think there are even bathrooms). I think I get to go horse riding, on a jeep safari, a boat trip and piranha fishing again. It should be amazing. In theory, I get back on Wednesday night at 7pm which is good becausemy bus to Iguacu Falls leaves at 8pm. So I am going to get some much needed sleep, I arrived here at 11pm and leave tomorrow morning at 10am. Must also buy bus ticket tomorrow, hoping it will be cheap.
Thanks for the comments!
Rach |
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