Rainforest and Beaches

Today we decide to walk much further around the headlands. This involves an early departure to benefit from as much cool air as possible. It may be cooler but the rainforest is still very hot and humid. There is not a breath of air so sweat doesn’t evaporate. You just get stickier and stickier! We definitely seem to have acclimatised though and this seems much easier than yesterday.

The path weaves its way up and down the coastline and every so often we emerge onto a pristine and totally deserted beach. There are long beaches and tiny inlets where the waves crash onto the rocks and surge there way inland.

Wildlife is tough to spot in the forest but any sign of movement and my camera is there.

I spotted the lizard above by its flash of turquoise. The tail was so long I initially thought that it was a snake. I moved to photograph it and it shot behind me and stopped directly behind my right foot. I knew I couldn’t move so had to contort myself and point the lends behind me. Quite a good result considering, but there is no way I could fit the extra foot of tail in.

There is always lots to photograph if you sit still for a little while. Nature appears around you.

By 08.30 we were hungry and in need of sustenance. We found a very basic adventure camp that welcomed us warmly and served us fruit, eggs, pancakes, juice and coffee. It was so welcome and tasted so good. We had worked up quite an appetite. We were relieved as we had tried another little hotel en route and they would not serve us. It seems strange to turn away business in such a remote location. When we made it back to our beach we stopped for a well-earned beer. Turns out we walked 11km over the last 5 hours. No guilt for doing nothing else all day!

Dinner was at the same restaurant as last night as the food was so good. I had teriyaki tuna which was very fresh and of course another affogato.