On our first morning I was even convinced that there was a frog in our room!
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 | Natural peace and quiet? Not a hope!    |  | |
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 |  on January 25, 2008 |
If you’ve never been to a jungle at night you may be imagining that it would be a wonderful chance to get close to nature (it is) and experience the peace and quiet of the countryside (think again!) The jungle is really full of noises and there are only a few hours in the dead of night when it might be considered quiet. As we went to bed in our hut each night the parrots were just beginning to quieten down but there were still plenty of other animals and insects to keep us awake for a little while – although in fact I really enjoyed lying in bed listening to them and appreciating the cooler air that began to drift through the room. Quite soon though the noises would begin to fade and for a few hours it was quiet – until the chorus of frogs and insects started again to herald the dawn. On our first morning I was even convinced that there was a frog in our room! |
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| Hot hot hot! | | |
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| on January 25, 2008 |
It’s probably stating the obvious, but it’s hot in the jungle! And as this is a rainforest, even in the dry season when we visited it can be quite a sticky heat. You need to come prepared for this climate, with loose clothing in natural fibres (linen or cotton) – but stick to long trousers as there are some unpleasant insects just waiting to bite your legs if you give them the chance. I found myself taking several cold showers a day (bliss!) and it helped keep me cool to go out with my hair still damp. The evenings were still quite hot, but not unpleasantly so, and at night the air became noticeably cooler, making sleeping easier and giving us very agreeable early mornings. That’s the perception. In fact though, the average temperatures here are lower than you might experience elsewhere – it’s the ultra-high humidity that gives you the impression of extreme heat. The average temperature here is between 15-18° C by night and 28-33 C during day, all year round |
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| Needle fish | | |
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| on January 25, 2008 |
We were told about these fish by our guide. I’m not sure how much of what he told us is true and how much over-dramatised to thrill the tourists, but it makes a good story and could be a useful warning too, so I repeat it here: The needle fish that live in the Amazon and its tributaries are, as their name suggests, very small and thin – and deadly. They look for openings in the body (mouth, nostrils etc.), make their way inside and lay their eggs. When the larvae hatch inside you they will kill you. And while you may think that staying out of the water will keep you safe, our guide told us about a camera man who’d been in the area filming with the legendary Jacques Cousteau and had gone down to the water’s edge to “relieve himself”. According to our informant a needle fish had swum “upstream” and entered his body through the nearest available hole (you work it out!), with fatal results. As I say, I don’t know how true that story is – but do you want to put it to the test?! |
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| Insects’ bytes in Amazon | | |
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 |  on May 10, 2006 |
Insects’ bytes in Amazon, be prepared! While for a 4 –day break during October in a lodge in Amazon, I went with a friend and a guide to a tailor-made trekking into the jungle (the proposed activities seemed very modest to me). After we had gone 3 hours trekking in the jungle, an insect named Campa (or Vespa) bitted me. It was flying fast, making circles around me. It gave me 4 different bites on the legs. I can’t describe the pain… But thank god it was not dangerous. As I knew that I could not receive help from anywhere, I decided to be strong (I had no other options). The guide took us back to the boat and we went to the nearest village for first aid. There was too much pain and swelling. I was given an antistaminic paste and I was adviced to have some rest, to drink water and be passionate to the pain (it was mild 20’ after bite) and swelling for a few days. Indeed I had not a serious problem by that days, only a fever of 37,5 for a couple of days… When I returned back home I found out that red stamps on my legs were allergic reaction. The doctor said that I should have taken antibiotic right after bite. The period afterwards, I had also some other allergic reactions mainly to medicines, doctors are not sure if bite and allergy are somehow connected. Anyway, the tailor-made trekking deep into the jungle without any particular provisions was not very wise. If you try to do something like this, be sure that: somebody in service knows exactly what, where and for how long you are going to do the guide with you to knows the area very well, and is aware of the dangers and the first aid wear comfortable, voluminous clothes take with you water, a cortisone hypodermic injection, antistaminic paste and a pain killer… But this is my strong advice after this: be wiser, but not hesitant to adventure! |
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