21:15 DL and I went to the lab where we briefly discussed the best method of "preserving gobies" as museum voucher specimens to ultimately be sent off for the park to InBio.
We all hung
about until 11:00, meanwhile I saw 4 Parrots (green with red under-wings)
fighting viciously in the undergrowth below the canopy viewed from the dining
area. They soon felt quickly out of
sight, swirling around each other in the air, feathers falling and biting each
other's neck.
Just got
interrupted by another nosey Crab-Eating Racoon! Got a couple more Butterfly photos too:
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| Light As A Feather (D.Philpot) |
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| Familiar Colours (D.Philpot) |
Just after
11:00 I headed out of the park with half of the Stratford Hall group and rode
in the back of Elia's pickup, which in itself was a great experience, the
destination… Malpais Surf Camp.
A lovely
place, well furnished/welcoming with pleasant bi-lingual staff and facilities
such as the bar, pool tables, and pool (priorities). The later is where we first hung out, I
walked about and collected some freshly fallen mangos before some resident
Ctenosaurs got hold of them. One of the
students and I popped to town for a fresh fruit shake and trip to the bakery
before returning for surf lesson preparation for the students.
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| Ready To Surf It Up (D.Philpot) |
DL told me
about the funny kids stories of how the elephant got his trunk etc. right
before we returned on a second trip to town (staff with the non-surfing
students) stopping first at the internet café before hitting the beach bar to
watch the others surf whilst playing life guard. My time for surfing will come eventually.
Upon returning
we played ping-pong, then I had a lecture on stats (where mangos falling and a
retarded, twitching dog with his tongue out interrupted us on many occasions).
In the evening
we had a great big meal (ABC Burger - Avocado Bacon Cheeseburger), watched
Endless Summer 2, played more pool before switching off for the ride back to
the park and bed.