Yesterday as I exited the dining area, I almost stepped on a small green bird. I was quite confused as to why it was on the ground, but grabbed my camera and took pictures of it regardless. When I returned, I noticed the bird flying around inside the dining area like a maniac. I then watched as it flew right into a Neffalo spider web. The poor thing was stuck for a good 20 minutes. He did finally escape, however. He was just having a bad day.
Today Jane and I woke up around 6:30 (normally we get up around 8 so not too early here at the station) so that we could meet with our guide Lucio for the day. Lucio is the president of the community but he also holds some knowledge about medicinal plants.
As I walked into the bathroom, I walked right into a spider web. It took me off guard a little because there normally aren't webs here. On the main path, I almost got clothes-lined by another web that isn't normally existent. As I meandered to the kitchen to start breakfast, a Neffalo stared me down in the doorway. He had completely blocked off the entrance to the dining area/kitchen. Later on in the day, I walked right into his moved web and he fell to the ground. I actually felt kind of bad about it, but he got back up.
The Neffalos are on a rampage today it seems.
Normally when walking along paths, you encounter a lot of webs. It's something I'm still not quite used to, but my tolerance is growing for sure.
In other news: Lucio thought he was meeting with us yesterday and instead had president business dealing with water that he had to go to Loreto for. (Loreto is a town about an hour out from Payamino where everyone does their shopping/catches buses or taxis to Coca). So instead we will meet with him tomorrow--hopefully.
Until then, I will play another game of solitaire and work on our data sheets.
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