Starting at 6.30 drove up to the Chagos river, hopped into a tiny boat with an Aussie and an American couple and zoomed off into Gaton lake. Three types of monkey, howler, capuchin and tamarind. The little islands are home to sloths which I saw high up sleeping, plenty of birds and many other creatures includ ing these bats. A cayman. A small iguana. Termite and ants nests in the trees. W onderful views and light. Could have spent more time in and out of the creeks. Then to a butterfly, frog and sloth sanctuary. A pika running off with a flower which it then buried like a squirrel. A yellow caracara. Thought i was having lobster for lunch but turned out to be three enormous langoustines which weren't very nice wi...
Seems there is a large American party of 30 somethings who like the famous Germans hog all the seats early on. Took a taxi for 8 dollars to thd Biomus but the heat suddenly got to me so after seeing the geological history of Pznam got a taxi back for 20 dollars. First time the heat has got to me and ripped off at the same time. So spent an hour in the water. Saw an iguana and if you can make out this pic of the animals that once roamed the isthmus. The array of facilities in my room still defeats me, need to learn the various coffee making machines. American men also keep their caps on all the time and there are acres of tattoos. Women too. The national theatre was closed and this rather downhearted girl had wanted her picture taken there. And next to her were these similarly miserable looking birds.