Pictures: Briony Wood
Jungle trail building is hard work. Our typical day involves a 4:50am wakeup call for a hearty porridge breakfast and a fine cup of filtered coffee (a coffee sock is THE essential item to bring on phase) before leaving for work at 6am. As we extend the path the walk has been growing longer and longer. We now have a 90 minute hike through spider, snake and puma-infested jungle to get to the end of our path.
Then the real work begins. It is hot, humid, and there are hazy clouds of flies attached to everyone. However, despite this dreary picture of jungle trail building I have so far painted, it is extremely satisfying seeing an overgrown jungle thicket transform into a brilliantly coloured mud path, through our hard labour.
And we were also lucky enough to see a sloth being re-released into the wild:
I also have to mention the waterfall. After work we often stop at one of the river crossings and wade down the river to get to the most beautiful and secluded rock waterfall that I’ve ever seen. The water is crystal clear, and beneath the falls the water is deep enough to swim in. There are moss-covered boulders for sunbathing. A short boulder-hopping trip past the falls is another waterfall/natural waterslide that ends by a miniature sandy beach (we only recently discovered this and still need to have a closer look).
Our days are hard but when we finish work we relax in style!
Delta Romeo 3 over and out.
