Our last day at the camp, before we head back to Paramaribo tomorrow. So far, I've been able to wash some laundry in the creek and hang with Sensi and Stanley, whilst the others went on a little trip. We prepared lunch, which was a big Anjumara (Wolf fish) that was caught the night before, some rice and Palmhart (Heart of the Palm tree), which is the top half a metre of the special Açai palm. The Anjumara is extremely comparable to the kibbeling back home, and the Palmhart has a distinct flavour, which resembles much of a sweet leek.
Dick and Fred went on a small walk in the morning of about two hours to spot some birds. During that walk they saw an ocelot crossing the road, which is an extremely rare opportunity, especially during the day! Later that day, Dick and Fred left the campsite again, this time to get some cellular reception. When they reached the highest top of the roads and Fred was standing on top of the car to get the reception, he spotted, what he tought was a jaguar! Dick was fortunately photographing Fred at the moment. When Fred started shouting that there was a jaguar on the road Dick only had to lower his camera and zoom in to get a picture from the, wat seemed to be a Puma, right before it dissapeared into the jungle!
After about an hour the boys returned with huge smiles on their faces. They had not run out of luck after seeing the Ocelot today, because these boys had seen a Puma and were lucky enough to get a fair photograph too!
The morning after, Dick and I packed our gear, and headed to Atjonie, to catch a bus to Paramaribo. Fortunately, an old friend of Freds', Greg, was awaiting some people, and had space in his minivan for us. After waiting for about half an hour, we left Atjonie, to arrive in Paramaribo about 2,5 hours later. Once home, photos and videos were uploaded, and we went to bed early, as the trip had taken its toll.
Now a day later we've slept a little more than usual and are preparing for a trip together with our internship coordinator to Brownsberg for five days! We'll be back in the evening of the 18th!
Dick and Fred went on a small walk in the morning of about two hours to spot some birds. During that walk they saw an ocelot crossing the road, which is an extremely rare opportunity, especially during the day! Later that day, Dick and Fred left the campsite again, this time to get some cellular reception. When they reached the highest top of the roads and Fred was standing on top of the car to get the reception, he spotted, what he tought was a jaguar! Dick was fortunately photographing Fred at the moment. When Fred started shouting that there was a jaguar on the road Dick only had to lower his camera and zoom in to get a picture from the, wat seemed to be a Puma, right before it dissapeared into the jungle!
After about an hour the boys returned with huge smiles on their faces. They had not run out of luck after seeing the Ocelot today, because these boys had seen a Puma and were lucky enough to get a fair photograph too!
The morning after, Dick and I packed our gear, and headed to Atjonie, to catch a bus to Paramaribo. Fortunately, an old friend of Freds', Greg, was awaiting some people, and had space in his minivan for us. After waiting for about half an hour, we left Atjonie, to arrive in Paramaribo about 2,5 hours later. Once home, photos and videos were uploaded, and we went to bed early, as the trip had taken its toll.
Now a day later we've slept a little more than usual and are preparing for a trip together with our internship coordinator to Brownsberg for five days! We'll be back in the evening of the 18th!