Did you know Jayne is a modern day "Goldilocks" except it was four bears she was looking after? She couldn't quite believe what they had for breakfast, porridge with raisins! They were eating better than us!I spent two days with Bears and Big Cats too and yes, the bears have quite a varied diet which … Continue reading Bolivia 13 – Jaguars, Pumas and Bears! Oh My!
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Bolivia 12 – More Monkey Business
Apart from being a climbing frame, a salt lick and a stooge for Red Howler beauty treatments, namely quinoa porridge on my face and in my hair! There were other monkeys being cared for and many of them are released. At first I found the Spider Monkeys a bit creepy. There is something very human … Continue reading Bolivia 12 – More Monkey Business
Bolivia 11 – Monkeying Around
Jayne was sent to babysit a fully grown male Howler Monkey 'Canellito' with a bad foot. She had him for an hour on one day and three and a half hours the next day. He just sat on her lap cuddled up and frustrated due to his bad foot. Jaynes job was primarily to divert him … Continue reading Bolivia 11 – Monkeying Around
Bolivia 10 – Senda Verde Duties
When we arrived here, there were another couple of volunteers, one from Columbia and one from the US, Navdeep (from the US) was helpful in giving us an idea what to expect and translating for us as many of the staff here have only a little English. We really liked her and it was a … Continue reading Bolivia 10 – Senda Verde Duties
Bolivia 9 – Senda Verde
Jaguar courtesy of Jayne My overall impression of Bolivia so far is that it is clean, i.e. there is a waste collection which has been missing from other countries that I have visited this year. Culturally it has kept Spanish roots. I would very much like to see the indigenous side but that may be … Continue reading Bolivia 9 – Senda Verde
Bolivia 8 – Another Delay then La Paz
We had a fantastic hotel in Santa Cruz but didn't really get the benefit of it as we were up so early for our flight to La Paz. From there were we going on to volunteer at Senda Varde Wildlife Sanctuary. Only it didn't happen right away because our flight was cancelled..... Hmmph! It was … Continue reading Bolivia 8 – Another Delay then La Paz
Bolivia 7 – The Stingless Bee
A really short post but one I wanted to mention is the Stingless Honey Bee (Apidae: Meliponini). Native to Bolivia and the indigenous people here practice Meliponiculture for medicinal purposes although I don't know specifically what it is. San Miguelito have a couple of tiny hives that produce half a kilo of honey a season. I … Continue reading Bolivia 7 – The Stingless Bee
Bolivia 2 – First day part two – The Big Cats and Disappointment.
After the sloths we were back in the pickup and heading to San Miguelito. The land is flat agricultural area, similar to southern Thailand but with none of the palm sugar. We have arrived in the dry season, they only have two seasons and I imagine the wet season here sees a lot of flooding … Continue reading Bolivia 2 – First day part two – The Big Cats and Disappointment.
South East Asia – The Big Trip
The big trip this year is to South East Asia and I'm sat at the gate ready for my flight, I've already lost my neck support pad for the flight....that was my one luxury and now the flight is delayed Eek!The planning for this was an interesting process in itself because this time I'm travelling … Continue reading South East Asia – The Big Trip
The Travelling Bee 