Day 5. Swampy.

You know when the sun is about to rise when you can hear the roosters... I slept fairly well on the beach in my hammock, but it did get chilly out and dogs were barking through most of the night. We again tried to get on the trails by 7am, but it took our group awhile to get going in the morning. Breakfast was on the boat and was practically the same as the day before. I got dressed in the same outfit as the day before. Trekking pants, under armor longsleeve, gators, trail shoes, snake gaurds, sun glasses and my back pack filled up with water and Gatorade. Once out on the trail we trekked our longest distance of the entire trip. Today was the day we were heading to the swamp! We walked along for quite awhile and the A-team talked about everything because talking made the km's go by pretty fast. Before we knew it we were at the creek that we were able to cool off in. The current in water was strong so the Bomberos stood around to make sure none of us got lost down the river. The A-team swam across. Sierra did so well, I on the other hand was reaching for the Bomberos. After that it was time to cross the soggy swamp. It was tough trying to pinpoint your next move. I kept saying it was like a puzzle trying not to sink in. As we were crossing it was also raining and thundering so it was exactly how the rainforest should be! So perfectttt! Crossing across the river upstream alittle was a lot more involved because the current was even worse and it was crazy deep! There was a tree luckily that stretched from one end to the other that we were able to cross with. Sierra went first with a Bomberos helped. They both walked across relying on balance. They almost fell in and it was so scary. Then Jessie and Shirley went next. Jessie asked Shirley right before they dipped into the water what was in the river. Shirley told her she would let her know once they reached the other side. Apparently everything from snakes to stingrays lived in that area... I followed close behind Jessie and I decided not to get my back pack wet so I shuffled over keeping my arms stiff and straight and not getting anything lower then my mid back wet. After everyone was across we were all freaking out because the experience was so awesome! During the swamp crossing there were a lot of pictures taken and content filmed. It was crazyyyy. We finished out the trek and all together we saw a bunch of animals. I won't named them all but we did see snakes, lots of butterflies, and insects. It was so interesting learning about everything from the Bomberos and Shirley. They seem to know everything there is to know about the jungle. We arrived at the community we would be sleeping at after a good 20 kms of hiking that day. We were able to return to the boat and get some snacks and change out our gear and grab our hammocks. We then set up everything in the community and ate dinner that they prepared for us. Fish and rice, not surprising... haha I had such a hard time with the bones, it scared me so bad because I didn't want to swollow one. Not to mention the fish still had teeth and its little fins. Also there were a bunch of kids that hung out with us for awhile. The conversation never made it past how old are you and what is your name. Palo, one of our guides and translator, showed up after awhile and we could finally talk to them. We got some of our exploratory questions done with the kids. Also, the President of the community who was suppose to take us around the next day unfortunatey got stung by a sting ray. His foot had a huge hole in it and it was very black and blue. The doctor came to him after a few hours and gave him medicine to ease the pain and he will be okay. Sting rays hide under the sand in the rivers, so you have to shuffle your feet during any water crossing so that you can get them to move and not step on one. There was also a party that night, since it was Saturday, in the community. Since we were exhausted we didnt attend, but let me tell you. The party raged on until 430am. And when that was over the roosters started with their daily routine. I got virtually no sleep that night.