Animal Magic

The morning was spent lazily whilst we travelled to the place where the 2 Katharinas were to be picked up. Katharina went to the toilet before she left only to find a huge rodent in the cupboard. Anand stabbed it with his machette but it escaped into a hole and hid, leaving only a trial of blood and a faint smell of decay. With this legacy, the 2 Katharinas left and it was so sad to see them go as we had had so much fun.

In the afternoon we travelled to the 3 mouths, where the Rio Negro is split by 3 islands (flooded though as the water is so high). These 3 beautiful nature reserves are home to gorgeous, gorgeous animals and birds, such as grey and pink dophins, blue and yellow maccaws, parrots and Toca Toucans. We had seen all these at the Bird park in Foz de Iguacu but nothing prepared us for seeing them enjoying their natural habitat. We felt so priviliged to witness it all and at night when all the stars came out, sat for hours starring up at them. That is until a giant grasshopper the size of Beth's feet (massive - see earlier Jesus sandals article from May!) landed on the deck and then we called it a night - safely within our mosquito nets.

Mosquito bite: Steve 54 (of which 29 are on his knee alone), Beth 72