Todays Guest: Mrs. Charalambous
Ah, finally! Getting away from those crazy students! 3 months and I can go wherever I want!
It was time to pick a vacation spot. So, after a while of thinking, I decided to fulfill my childhood fantasy and go to the Amazon Rainforest!
Knowing the Amazon, and my survivor skills, I made sure to only take what I needed in a back pack with the exception of, of course, my camera. I packed my flint, my compass, a sleeping bag, water, a medical kit, and my very trusty, pocket sized SAS Survival Guide book.
I flew off to Southern America and went into the Amazon Rainforest. The Adventure began!
There were toucans, jaguars, ocelots and even armadillos!!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a larger variety of animals in one place all at once!
I heard about a trail in the Amazon where every few trees there is a white arrow pointing to the direction you are meant to go so you won't get lost. I believe it was called the White Trail.
I was walking through the trail, looking for the next arrow when a toucan flew out and sat on the branch in front of me. Boy did it scare me! I managed to snap a shot of it:
Excited with the wonderful picture of the cute toucan I saw, I continued walking. I thought it would be smart to find a place to set up camp before the sun went down. I found a place that was high up from predators and floods and lit a fire. I snuggled into my sleeping bag and fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up noticing that my bag was gone! I looked to my left and saw that a jaguar had taken it and was now going through it! I wasn't about to let some jaguar go through my stuff like that, so I got out of my sleeping bag. I quietly started to approach the jaguar. It spotted me and jumped straight at me! I side stepped out of its way. Obviously that didn’t resolve the issue but I only knew one last thing to do…RUN!!!
Running wasn’t exactly the wisest choice because the darned jaguar caught up with me! I was thrown violently to the floor. Haha! The jaguar had no idea that I had taken my super duper vitamins that day! So I lifted the jaguar in the air and threw him in the opposite direction. It ran away in fear, so I stood there taking some time to congratulate myself. I began to make my way back to where I had left my bag but I couldn’t remember which way was the way to my bag! The only thing I had on me was my knife and my survival book.
So here I am, in the Amazon Rainforest, with no other supplies other than a book and a knife. Lost…Alone…in this jungle…having just fought off a jaguar.
Well I did know that moss grew on the North side of a tree so I frantically searched for moss on trees. Apparently in the Amazon, moss grows all around, on almost every tree!
I began walking. God knows what direction I was heading in, but there had to be an end…right?
I looked around for anything edible. I found a fruit, a very sweet looking fruit, but I was afraid it could be poisonous. I looked in my book. Oh good, they weren’t poisonous, just wild mulberries. I ate a few and stuffed as many as I could in my pockets, for later.
It began to get dark and I started getting worried about what I would do once it was pitch dark and I didn’t have a source of light. I heard a noise, and it came from somewhere behind me. I began to panic. Where was I going to go? What was I going to do!?! Should I run? Should I hide? My mind raced to find a way out. The best thing I could think of was to climb up the nearest tree and hope whatever it is doesn’t see me! As I sat in the tree, and looked down, I saw a man, walk by. Dark skin, strange ear rings and bands around his arms. I climbed down with caution and tried to tell him that I was lost and needed help. He seemed very excited and motioned me to follow him, so I did as he told me. The man took me to a tribe where they welcomed me and gave me food and water.
I was given my own hut and a band to put around my arm similar to the one the man was wearing. They taught me to hunt and survive in the Amazon. I spent almost 3 weeks with them, but I told them that I had to leave. They sent me off in the right direction and I was able to get back home safely, with some minor bruises and scratches, and the great memories of the Amazon and its people.
~54
Ah, finally! Getting away from those crazy students! 3 months and I can go wherever I want!
It was time to pick a vacation spot. So, after a while of thinking, I decided to fulfill my childhood fantasy and go to the Amazon Rainforest!
Knowing the Amazon, and my survivor skills, I made sure to only take what I needed in a back pack with the exception of, of course, my camera. I packed my flint, my compass, a sleeping bag, water, a medical kit, and my very trusty, pocket sized SAS Survival Guide book.
I flew off to Southern America and went into the Amazon Rainforest. The Adventure began!
There were toucans, jaguars, ocelots and even armadillos!!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a larger variety of animals in one place all at once!
I heard about a trail in the Amazon where every few trees there is a white arrow pointing to the direction you are meant to go so you won't get lost. I believe it was called the White Trail.
I was walking through the trail, looking for the next arrow when a toucan flew out and sat on the branch in front of me. Boy did it scare me! I managed to snap a shot of it:
Excited with the wonderful picture of the cute toucan I saw, I continued walking. I thought it would be smart to find a place to set up camp before the sun went down. I found a place that was high up from predators and floods and lit a fire. I snuggled into my sleeping bag and fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up noticing that my bag was gone! I looked to my left and saw that a jaguar had taken it and was now going through it! I wasn't about to let some jaguar go through my stuff like that, so I got out of my sleeping bag. I quietly started to approach the jaguar. It spotted me and jumped straight at me! I side stepped out of its way. Obviously that didn’t resolve the issue but I only knew one last thing to do…RUN!!!
Running wasn’t exactly the wisest choice because the darned jaguar caught up with me! I was thrown violently to the floor. Haha! The jaguar had no idea that I had taken my super duper vitamins that day! So I lifted the jaguar in the air and threw him in the opposite direction. It ran away in fear, so I stood there taking some time to congratulate myself. I began to make my way back to where I had left my bag but I couldn’t remember which way was the way to my bag! The only thing I had on me was my knife and my survival book.
So here I am, in the Amazon Rainforest, with no other supplies other than a book and a knife. Lost…Alone…in this jungle…having just fought off a jaguar.
Well I did know that moss grew on the North side of a tree so I frantically searched for moss on trees. Apparently in the Amazon, moss grows all around, on almost every tree!
I began walking. God knows what direction I was heading in, but there had to be an end…right?
I looked around for anything edible. I found a fruit, a very sweet looking fruit, but I was afraid it could be poisonous. I looked in my book. Oh good, they weren’t poisonous, just wild mulberries. I ate a few and stuffed as many as I could in my pockets, for later.
It began to get dark and I started getting worried about what I would do once it was pitch dark and I didn’t have a source of light. I heard a noise, and it came from somewhere behind me. I began to panic. Where was I going to go? What was I going to do!?! Should I run? Should I hide? My mind raced to find a way out. The best thing I could think of was to climb up the nearest tree and hope whatever it is doesn’t see me! As I sat in the tree, and looked down, I saw a man, walk by. Dark skin, strange ear rings and bands around his arms. I climbed down with caution and tried to tell him that I was lost and needed help. He seemed very excited and motioned me to follow him, so I did as he told me. The man took me to a tribe where they welcomed me and gave me food and water.
I was given my own hut and a band to put around my arm similar to the one the man was wearing. They taught me to hunt and survive in the Amazon. I spent almost 3 weeks with them, but I told them that I had to leave. They sent me off in the right direction and I was able to get back home safely, with some minor bruises and scratches, and the great memories of the Amazon and its people.
~54
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