After much debate last night I decided to go after super mega ultra spider instead of taking my chances sleeping under him. As it turns out, even a spider that big can move faster than my eyes can follow. I took a whack at him with my shoe and he jumped to the ground, I screamed and dropped the shoe, and Kara came to help me find him. It took a while and many fruitless attempts and girly noises but we finally managed to kill him by hanging over a bunk bed and spraying him with 100% DEET...a lot of it, until he was confused enough to stomp on him...several times. Sorry, I don't have a camera cable to upload pics up here.
In other news, you can climb up into strangler figs high enough to see over secondary forest canopy to nearby mountains, a Norwegian guy recording tropical bird sounds says that Caroline looks Norwegian, the toads we find on our night-walks are actually frogs that look distinctly like toads, and blacklight strategically placed in a botanical garden attracts moths as big as my face. We got a great moth-to-face comparison when one decided to crash into the blacklight we were all gathered around.
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I am so glad you were able to sleep, spiderless. So, how did the group get you out of the top of the trees. I know how much you like to climb. I am positive you were on the highest, weakest limbs to see the beautiful sights.
Love,
Mom
Questions from Em and Jess.
1. How big are the mosquito's in Costa Rica?
2. Are you jeoulous that we watched Enchanted without you, while it was snowing? (Aaahhha, aaahhha, aaahhha)Ha!
3. What is the most exoctic thing you have eaten?
4. What is the most disgusting thing you have eaten?
5. How high did you climb on the vines in the trees?
6. We love your iPod. We listen to Enchanted everyday. You may not get it back.
7. Whatever happened to "I'm not scared of scorpions and Tarantulas in my bedroom?"
8. Do you miss us? Your iPod replaced you for me(Em) Unless you can buy me a really cool gift for my birthday. (hint, hint)
9. How is the coffee?
Jessica and Emily
Questions from Caitlin
1. Do you miss me?
2. How much?
3. Are you as awesome in Costa Rica (or is it Guatemala?) as you are in SD or is your aesome based on proximity to me?
4. If your awesomeness is based on proximity to me, would it not be logical to say you must abandon all others you hold dear and accompany me to Mongolia?
5. Do you miss me?
love, C
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