We woke up at six to get ready to go at seven but left at eight, after coffee on the deck at Sirena, from whence I saw an agouti! It was love at first sight. But then my agouti ran away. A basilisk sat frozen in this position for the better part of an hour. Is it just me, or does it always seem to take a longer to get back from someplace than it […]
Read moreMonth: February 2008
Shark-Infested Waters
I dreamed I was nominated board president of the International Snake Society. I also dreamed I was the only person conscious on a small plane that was crashing; then I died and the police drew an outline where my body had splatted. This morning we paddled a few miles up Rio Sirena in a metal rowboat, working against the tidal current. We rowed past two huge crocs and a caiman, and watched two sharks pass […]
Read moreJust a Bunch of Biodiversity
The title of this post is taken from a conversation I had with a tourist in Greece thirty years ago. I asked how she’d liked her tour of a remarkable ancient site. “Oh, you know,” she replied yawning. “It was just a bunch of ruins.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When I woke up I discovered I’d rolled like a sowbug into the sinkhole […]
Read moreA Post Named Sue
I don’t know what to call this post. Into the Wild? Beach in My Shoe? A Dream Fulfilled? I can’t decide, so I’ll call it “Sue.” This will be a very long entry because today was a very long day. It is one about which I have been anxious for quite a while, on account of I didn’t know if I’d live through it. Keep reading to find out if I did. . . . […]
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