Going anaconda hunting...

We are leaving Merida (and the land of super-cheap internet) tomorrow, for the swamps of Los Llanos (see earlier post of the map). This is supposed to be one of the most amazing swamps in the world, sister-swamp to one of my favorite places on the planet, the Everglades of Florida. It is also one of the reasons I really wanted to come to Venezuela, so we are prety excited. This will be with a tour, follow the link here if you want to see what we'll be seeing: http://www.arassari.com/3-safari.htm

You will notice a lot of the wildlife 'viewing' is suspiciously hands-on. We will be looking for anacondas, amongst other swamp creatures. The anacondas are almost always then picked up and passed around for all to admire! We would be super excited to see one, but could do without holding it, for us as well as the snake. Hopefully, though, we will be seeing most animals without catching them!

We´ll also be out of internet access for about 5 days, so enjoy and we´ll write next from the Caribbean coast!
ras