Monday, 4/20/13
Day 2 of our Pampas
trip began with a great breakfast of pancakes, cheeseballs, and chessy donuts.
We had one more adventure left before we made the 5-hour journey from our
cabins back to Rurre—Anaconda hunting!
Anacondas, as you
might know, are the largest snakes in the world. They grow up to 27 feet. They
have been known to consume cows and humans with relative ease. I wanted to give
one a great, big hug. Fortunately, they are abundant in the pampas.
Unfortunately, we did not see any. Bummer. Nonetheless, searching for them in
muddy plains was quite exhilarating…and slightly exhausting.
Our whole gang
returned to the cabins, packed, and departed for the mainland. Chad and I made
sure to enjoy the heavenly breeze as we sped through the pampas counting
turtles on logs and looking for more monkeys. We would not have complained if
the boat trip lasted 10 hours. We arrived back at the dock, crammed back into
the Land Cruiser, then sped towards home.
In the car, we
talked about the Jewish religion, what we would do with 1,000,000 shekels, saw
a capybara (the largest rodent on the planet), and broke down. The capybara was
cool—the broken drivetrain axle was not so cool. After 1 hour of fixing the car
we returned to the tour office to celebrate and take a group photo.
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| Pepito |
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| He could barely lift his fat head off the water |
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| Lookin' for anacondas |
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| Happiness |
The trip was a
memorable one. Both for the incredible nature and for the eccentric
personalities with which we shared our memories. I would do it again in a
heartbeat, but I would rather trade the Israelis for you guys. What do you say?
**Keep
adventurizing!...I know I will!**
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