22:30 A lot of
reading was on my agenda today, I wanted to finish the book I was now on, which
I did, and enjoyed it very much so.
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| Dove Walking Around Whilst Reading (D.Philpot) |
I helped the
volunteers out by helping varnish the last bit of the dormitories while Stumpy
was seen again before we came back together and swam in the lagoon which is
always a welcomed change.
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| Sunbathing Tiger-Throated Heron (D.Philpot) |
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| Ctenosaur Sunbathing (D.Philpot) |
For a video of a Ctenosaur please click here.
In the evening
we cooked beef for everyone and made kebabs on a fire, which the Costa Rican
station staff found strange which I will never understand. After I noticed a ‘Camera Flash’ in the trees
and what I thought would turn out to be some bizarre insect turned out to be my
first lightning storm or electric storm experience.
Imagine seeing
an intense light flash with no sound below a canopy of trees in the pitch black
night, then imagine walking down the path with the feeling it was moving away
from you, and then imagine going out onto the beach and watching as it looked
like something was moving in and out of the treeline as if it was alive. This is how I felt, it looked very strange
until eventually I saw what was clearly a lightning bolt.
The night
ended with the most perfect mood, out under the stars with an unforgettable
scene that felt like a dream.
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| The Sunset This Evening (D.Philpot) |