Heavy rain the night before the trek ensured the leeches were out in force - eventually worrying about the leeches was causing more pain that actually getting bitten by the suckers (kind of like Roosevelt's "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" but not quite as profound)so I donated my blood to the jungle through at least 10 bloated leaches (Note: Wet tobacco is said to be the best deterrent ... some tried with marginal success)
The Walk was great, and after it all I had seen Snakes, Wild Boar, Monkeys, Bats, Komodo Dragons, Water Buffalo, Bear footprints & Elephant Crap + swung into a river on a vine & slept in a large bat cave frequented by tigers and elephants .... all sounds a bit Indiana Jones really, however, there was a pasty white French girl who did the walk in brand new gumboots.
(Bugger, it just started bucketing down & I’m riding a scooter)
The Walk was great, and after it all I had seen Snakes, Wild Boar, Monkeys, Bats, Komodo Dragons, Water Buffalo, Bear footprints & Elephant Crap + swung into a river on a vine & slept in a large bat cave frequented by tigers and elephants .... all sounds a bit Indiana Jones really, however, there was a pasty white French girl who did the walk in brand new gumboots.
(Bugger, it just started bucketing down & I’m riding a scooter)
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