I
can actually summarise today fairly quickly in that I sorted out my room,
parcels and packed my rucksack/backpack for my return to Monte Verde very
efficiently. I checked up on the seed
experiment which was now very cloudy and the water looked more like lemonade. I
then went snorkelling and fought against the currents again to add rubber bands
to secure the data loggers. My new fin
strap worked a treat!
Snorkelling
I saw schools of Jack and other species that seem to venture into the lagoon
more at high tide e.g. Parrotfish and Chubs. On the way in I also saw a
juvenile Green Puffer.
I
went to take a shower and encountered my first ever wild Tarantula! It sat
right in the centre of the floor of the shower and was about hand-sized, I took
a trusty broom and coaxed it out onto the wooden decking of the lodge before
swiftly sweeping him out into the yard area - I coped with my first close
encounter with a big spider quite well I think, but too be honest if I handle a
venomous snake I can handle anything! haha.
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| New Shower Buddy (D.Philpot) |
The
rest of the day was spent locking up the lab etc. but just before I sorted both
the borrowed and new camera photos, organising everything in order to start a
fresh back in Monte Verde.
Tonight
there was a giant rain storm again and this time there was also some very large
cracks as bolts of lightning struck pretty close which meant not much sleep for
me and my early start tomorrow.