Rain and more rain. Last night was our first normal night in three. We slept for 12 hours. Awaken once by a rain squall, but as daylight appeared it started to rain hard and hasn’t stopped as I write this at 8AM. Whoa, the little fence next to our tent just fell over! Pretty wet just now.
After breakfast, (and the rain stopped), we had Sabbath School and church with the villagers. Half in English, half in Spanish. About 15 families in the village are Adventist, so this was great fun for them to join us for church. They love to sing and their pastor loves to preach! This was a great time to get to know each other.
The afternoon consisted of lunch and a walk through the Amazonian jungle. Lead by three locals. What they showed us was incredible. Plants we had never seen and medicines have never heard of, all from the jungle. Pretty swampy, glad we brought or bought our knee high boots.
These seeds are used for coloring cloth and faces. Very concentrated. The guides made sure that we all experienced this jungle tradition.
A few comments about living conditions. A bit primitive. We are all in tents surrounding the little church. A tent for the girls, two for the boys, the Martins in one and Gloria and I in another. Sleeping fleeces and pads. Mid 80’s during the day, Mid 70’s at night. Humidity is high all the time. Shower is…..well there are no showers. That is what the Amazon is for. The river is more like a delta here, small inlets and narrow passageways. Lazily flowing through the village is a small “stream”. This is where the kids play all day and where we found a spot the girls have christened the “spa”. That is where we bathe. Nothing special, just a place to soap up and dip.
We were in five tents surrounding the church. This bug was by our bathing hole. Not sure what it is, it was almost 2 inches long!
Tomorrow is dental clinic and the beginning of the well drilling.
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