Friday, March 6th
The day began early, 5:30 am. We took a boat out on the Rio Negro to see the sun rise. Much to our disappointment, it was too cloudy to enjoy the full effect of the sunrise. However, the setting out on the water was serene and beautiful, setting the tone for another day out in the Amazon.
Breakfast was served from 7-8:30, just prior to our journey into the rain forest. The tour in the rain forest lasted about 2 hours, enough time to see a number of plants and creatures throughout the rain forest. Some had the opportunity to sample the unsavory mint leaf that probably will be felt well into next week. Others, not to name names (Marietta), enjoyed the maggots that grew inside a nut. We also discovered natural sources for aspirin, ben gay, and a treatment for malaria.
After arriving back at the hotel, we ate lunch and were given about three hours to recover from the early start (pictured). The next event was the piranha fishing excursion. The group was divided into two teams who competed against each other to see who could catch the most piranhas. Pictured above is Simone hoisting the winner's haul. When we arrived back at the hotel, we were presented with the Villanova FTE class of '09 plaque that will forever hang on the wall of the hotel. The duration of the evening was spent with dinner, consisting of a piranha soup containing the haul from the afternoon's fishing excursion, and then an evening of social festivities.
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