The Amazon - Day 2 Part 1 Jungle Hike
Amazon - Day 2 Jungle Hike
I woke up feeling a big tired as I didn't sleep that well. I usually don't sleep well the first night in a new place, let alone a place that has some mosquitoes flying around, a gecko crawling on the wall, and whatever other little crawling creatures that I couldn't see. We ate breakfast and got back into the wooden boat for our morning jungle hike.
Joshua tells us to wear a lot of bug spray. I knew it was serious when I saw him spray DEET all over himself and his clothes. I wore two pairs of leggings, a long sleeved shirt and a hoodie. We sprayed DEET all over our clothes and then rubbed OFF! on any skin that was still exposed like our face and hands. I climbed back into the wooden boat feeling a little more relaxed and confident today. We cruised down the lake for a few minutes and then docked the boat.
Let the mosquito attacking begin....Even though I had on two pairs of pants those darn mosquitoes bit right through! Thank goodness for my hoodie because the buzzing around my face and ears was starting to drive me crazy. It wasn't too bad if we were walking, but as soon as Joshua stopped to tell us something, they would swarm. At one point I felt like I was going to lose my mind between the buzzing and the itching. I wanted to just start running to get them away from me, but then a sense of calmness overcame and I decided I had no choice but to suck it up and deal. And so I did.
Our hike seemed like something you would see on the discovery channel. Our guide was in front of us with a machete paving the way and John John was behind us with another machete. We learned about various local plants and all their uses. To be honest, I don't remember much now. I really should have brought a notebook to write it all down!
I do remember the rubber tree though. First you tap the tree making a hole for the sap to come out.
Once the sap was on the leaf, he used a lighter to heat it. As the sap became hot it turned from a milky liquid to a clear sticky looking liquid and within a few minutes, it became rubber!
We also spotted some tree frogs, monkeys, and spiders on our walk.
He explained that this tree is used while hunting to communicate with others. It has a very loud deep sound that travels.
We headed back to the lodge for lunch and then began both physically and mentally preparing for our night of sleeping in the jungle. :)
I woke up feeling a big tired as I didn't sleep that well. I usually don't sleep well the first night in a new place, let alone a place that has some mosquitoes flying around, a gecko crawling on the wall, and whatever other little crawling creatures that I couldn't see. We ate breakfast and got back into the wooden boat for our morning jungle hike.
Joshua tells us to wear a lot of bug spray. I knew it was serious when I saw him spray DEET all over himself and his clothes. I wore two pairs of leggings, a long sleeved shirt and a hoodie. We sprayed DEET all over our clothes and then rubbed OFF! on any skin that was still exposed like our face and hands. I climbed back into the wooden boat feeling a little more relaxed and confident today. We cruised down the lake for a few minutes and then docked the boat.
Let the mosquito attacking begin....Even though I had on two pairs of pants those darn mosquitoes bit right through! Thank goodness for my hoodie because the buzzing around my face and ears was starting to drive me crazy. It wasn't too bad if we were walking, but as soon as Joshua stopped to tell us something, they would swarm. At one point I felt like I was going to lose my mind between the buzzing and the itching. I wanted to just start running to get them away from me, but then a sense of calmness overcame and I decided I had no choice but to suck it up and deal. And so I did.
Our hike seemed like something you would see on the discovery channel. Our guide was in front of us with a machete paving the way and John John was behind us with another machete. We learned about various local plants and all their uses. To be honest, I don't remember much now. I really should have brought a notebook to write it all down!
I do remember the rubber tree though. First you tap the tree making a hole for the sap to come out.
Once the sap was on the leaf, he used a lighter to heat it. As the sap became hot it turned from a milky liquid to a clear sticky looking liquid and within a few minutes, it became rubber!
We also spotted some tree frogs, monkeys, and spiders on our walk.
Termites
Suzette touches a tree full of ants because it has been said the smell of the ants deters mosquitoes. She was willing to try anything, but unfortunately it didn't seem to work. It just left her with a stinging feeling on her arms!
Time for some rope swinging!
And yes, we all walked across that!
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