Rinon

Had two eggs for breakfast and then we set off for Rinon. Our beautiful boat journey continued. We saw more birds and dolphins along the way. We then reached the river we needed to travel along. However, the water level was too low making it un-accessible - so instead we went down a nearby river meaning we would have to change the transect slightly. Freddie got off our boat first and climbed up the bank. He then stumbled slightly and froze for a split second.  Then he rushed back to the boat announcing that there was a hergone snake! This is where we were planning to set up our camp site. So it was necessary for the guys to kill this deathly poisonous snake. Hulio and Hugo grabbed their machetes and on racing out of the boat our cardboard box with all the food in fell over the side of the boat. Freddie leapt to save it and managed to haul the box back onto the boat.  Then the guys got ready to kill the snake. They stood over it and then smashed it with all their might with the machetes. It was then cut in two. They kept hitting it over and over just to make sure it was dead. In the frantic upheaval we lost a few tins of tuna to the bottom of the river. Considering there was a highly hazardous snake on our hands I think we got off lightly.

The next task was to set up camp. The guys chose a perfect spot to set up and then went to work. Hulio and Hugo chopped down any trees that were in the way and we used these to build a den like structure to put our tents under. Using ribbon we tied a plastic sheet over the tree structure we constructed. Next the kitchen area was made and we laid out all of our food. Finally Hugo dug out a toilet which was 20 meters or so away from our tents. Our boat was used as a washing facility we had a bucket and put river water in it then poured it over ourselves into the boat. I got bitten all over by mosquitoes when washing. Other than that it was an adequate system. We saw three River Otters before we ate dinner. Their heads poked out of the river opposite where we were standing. They are rare sighting - so this was a real bonus. Then we had more eggs for dinner. When I got in my tent it started to rain really heavily. The noise was magnificent.

The toilet!