We are scheduled for a tour of the jungle today. I woke at 5:15 and read Psalm 39. David is unhappy in this psalm and wanting God to forgive his sin and stop looking at him so that, “I might smile again before I depart and am no more.” I shared this with Elizabeth during devotions and did not find she was particularly encouraged.
After devotions we went down to the river to meet up with Louda and Ping (Mourisimo). We boarded our boat and were off down the river 5 minutes to some small canals dug back into the jungle a mile or so. We moved up these various canals slowly and stopped often to check out every manner of animal, bird and reptile. Sloths, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, Macaws, crocodiles, parakeets, and a whole host of wonderful animals and plants that I do not recall the names of. We motored back for breakfast and a nap and then we went for a walk in the Tortorquero national park, which was also about five minutes down the river. This preserve bordered the ocean on two sides with the waves in places visible through about fifty yards of jungle shrubs separating us from the beech. We learned about the life cycles of various ant colonies we passed. The varieties of trees and ground cover growing under the canopy are endless. I was fascinated with the vines and other plants that grow up the trees and up in the trees. All of the forest is a support system for plants that don’t have trunks to find the light. Most do not get their nutrition form the tree and don’t harm it at all. Some do and slowly kill the tree and their own futures. We arrived back for lunch and then were off down the river to the spa for an hour message. Our itinerary has been so packed we scarcely have any down time but we persevere onward like the troopers we are. Even in pleasure God draws us close to him and we worship.
After another nap we had diner and retired for the evening to relax to the sound of our I-Tunes.
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