Shes got a ticket to ride!!
Well after the panic of losing a whole 24hours somewhere I finally got the emails saying yes your flights have been reconfirmed (PHEW) but that also means less time to do all the things I was going to do the day after tommorow. So I met Ramone last night for the first time who came back with a group of 25 people yesterday. Last night was the childrens choir at the camp which was fabulous, unfortunatly the pictures didnt turn out so well because there were a lot of candles and I couldnt quite get the settings right so theres all sorts of wierd and wonderfull laser type beams from the candles and all sorts of smokey spooky shapes!
Last night I stayed at the guides hut and had a fantastic shower with hot water and slept with a pillow ( I hadnt realised how much I missed my pillows till last night!) then walked to camp at 5.45am this morning. And guess what?! No not a Toco in sight BUT the woofy beastie was back.. With only half a cup of lukewarm coffee in my system I think I said "for gods sake " at it and waved my hat at it!( Because that would have really helped if it had gone for me!) AND AND the most coolest thing of all was I got to see Coati 3 of them in fact 2 big ones and one slightly smaller the sight made me chuckle because it looked like a school run of "come on dear you dont want to be late" and the smaller one at the back going "I dont want to go" they were halfway across the path before noticing me and then suddenly legged it before I had chance to get the camera out.
So today has once again been spent cleaning camp and catching restraining and bagging the sleeping bag (sitting on it is the best technique Ive found to date) and trying to make everything fit back into the rucksack. Then I went on my first proper outing with rucksack and felt like a proper traveller as we walked to the Lodge. I called at the Capi area for one last time (33.2) and then wearily headed to Lodge. I have a talk to do again tonight (last one for a bit though!) and Im betting 5 of the 25 have been to the castle.
I've enjoyed my time here at Yacutinga but feel ready to move on now I shall miss everyone here. Greg with his bloomin "we all live in a yellow submarine" song and his taxi fares. Corinho singinging Toucan woman at me everytime, Gabriella for her friendship, Gisella for her continued patience for letting me steal the computer, Marcello just for being Marcello and Claudia for her time patience and friendship and for all of them for making me so welcome and teaching me so much. Considering the first and last time I did any camping was on a school trip aged about 8 ( mum will email me giving me exact dates Im sure because she always remebers things like that!!) I dont think Ive done too badly considering. I have had a range of comments from people all good. So onto the next chapter...