After four days of sweating and being bitten by mosquitos we are back in the world of hot, spider free showers and clean clothes. Our four days in a jungle lodge on the Amazon area were fantastic, and we got to see some great wildlife.
The jungle lodge was located some distance south of Manaus, on the banks of the Amazon. The Amazon often forms a complex of small rivers, and the area we were staying was one such area. Most of the trips consisted of driving though these complexes looking at wildlife from the boat, but occasionally we would land and trek on foot (this is when we got eaten alive by the mozzies). We saw toucans, sloth, eagles, caiman and tarantulas amoung other animals.
On the first evening we found a large spider in our bathroom. Our guide deftly took it outside, calling it a monkey spider, which is apparently poisonous but not fatal, and has hooks on its legs. We later had another encounter with a tarantula on the trek. The guide managed to hook him with a piece of palm leaf and could all hold him.
On this trek we had a canary experience very true to this blog's name. We were given grubs to eat. I had one raw, and Kate waited until we had set up a small fire and ate hers cooked. They lasted nutty and milky.
All in all a very enjoyable few days, although I am now enjoying not feeling sticky all the time!
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