At 5 we got on the long boats again for a night cruise. We first went to a beach where on one side it was safe to swim and on the other there were alligators (caiman) I went swimming in the river because other were. You sink in the mud quickly and need to jump in. I lasted 10 seconds.( I can move fast when motivated) The water is so murky that you don't know what's floating in it or under it......the guide said "you don't want to know". We then went out onto the lake to watch the sun set. It was so peaceful calm and beautiful. Once it got dark, we went up and down the lake searching for wild life. The bats were abundant. They are red belly bats that skim the water and catch minnows that are near the surface. Our guide would shine his flash light on the river bed looking for shinny eyes. We saw several alligators and one snake. When we got back to camp I want to take a shower and wash the amazon off of me ( the water supply comes directly from the river.......who am I kidding) and in the shower was a big ass frog. He wouldn't move and I was not going to grab him soooo we showered together.
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