I did not want to come back to BA…
Today, we arrived at the Posadas Aguape Hotel at around 8am after a long night of omnibus and a 2 hour bumpy dirt road truck ride. I took a nap in the truck and when I opened my eyes, we were completely surrounded by water, driving on a tiny dirt road in the middle of a giant lagoon. It was absolutely beautiful! This morning, we ate a completely homemade breakfast complete w/medialunas, bread, ddl, cereal, and my fav fresh squeezed orange juice. Then we willingly followed our guide onto a boat big enough for just the 14 of us, with no idea of what we were about to experience. He took us through the lagoon a little bit on the boat and we got off at another random chunk of land. The whole time, we’re enjoying every second, taking pictures and taking it all in. the beauty of the water and the green and the absolute glory. When we got off the boat, we were led into a small random jungle. The jungle was cool, filled w/ palm trees and tarzan vines and crazy plants and moss covering everything, but it was all just nice and pretty until we saw the monkeys. We saw babies and mommies and one daddy. We saw some sitting and relaxing and some swinging on the vines and some playing with each other. They were so cute and fun to watch. We also saw crazy worker ants and beautiful birds.
Later after lunch and our siesta, we went on our boat tour where we saw a countless amount of caymans (yacarés – similar to alligators) and capybaras (carpinchos) and chajas and the most beautiful indescribable sunset. It was so relaxing being out there in the open, away from the noisy city, and inches away from all this wildlife. Later, we had guiso for dinner and went for a walk around the area.
I’m so grateful that I got to go on this trip and that I’m seeing the most unimaginable and unplannable things. It’s a wonderful adventure at the same time as a relaxing quiet time with new friends. We spent some time talking to Elvira too (in Spanish), which is always fun. She’s a very sweet woman. Three more days of this place!
September 8, 2006
Today, we woke up to a cloudy sky with hopes that it would clear. After another great breakfast, we went to the boat – I guess to see more animals. It started to rain though, so we headed back to camp. We had lunch and just relaxed all day. Every one took naps, read, sat by the fire and just enjoyed the storm. We weren’t able to do any more of our planned activities but it didn’t matter. It was a wonderful lazy day. When we needed a little revitalization, Leah, Alicia, Danielle, and I jumped in the pool. Either brave or really dumb, the sky was practically black and it had been raining – but we had to do it. It was pretty freaking cold but it was worth the thrill. The rest of the evening, we relaxed some more, had dinner, sat by the fire, watched a movie, and went to bed. I love storms!
September 9, 2006
We woke up to another day of sunshine and beauty today. We never know what’s planned but we ate breakfast and followed our trustful guides to the trucks where we all squeezed in ready for adventure. We started driving on the roads, muddy from yesterday’s rain. We were headed out to another lagoon for some bird watching. The drive was awesome! We got to see different vegetation, some cows, and just enjoy the bumpy wet muddy ride. We saw lots of cool birds including a pareja de chajas (my new favorite animal). The chaja finds a mate and it monogamous for life and are always together. How cute! We drove along and it seemed like we might be close to our destination when we got stuck in the mud. We all got out and all the girls watched the boys valiantly push both trucks out of the mud. I’m pretty sure the drivers were annoyed but we were all enjoying the scenery and comedy of the event, snapping pics whenever we could. Of course, we had to turn back and it was probably for the better because we came back to an awesome asado. We ate lots of meat followed by some more meat. Then we celebrated Danielle’s BDay with a cake with ddl of course and sang Spanish happy birthday. The rest of the afternoon, we sat by the pool, some swam, I read, and again – we just relaxed. Then we went out on canoes to see more yacarés and carpinchos. All in all, a very exciting and eventful day.
by becrach
We left on Sunday, and now I’m back in BA going to classes again. Spring break is coming up so that’s what’s on every one’s mind now. Yeah spring! Weird huh?
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