Island Day 6

We had to change to another cottage yesterday because they don't have a room for us here so we're staying at cliff view bungalows next door. What a difference. There's air conditioning at this new place which is great, but more bugs. I had a hard time sleeping. Was tossing and turning and worrying about bugs. No mosquito net either. On top of all that the geckos get into the ceiling from the outside somehow and they keep making noises. I woke up several times during the night to the sound of geckos. I'd much rather the geckos be in the room to help eat the bugs.

Today we did a jungle trek. It was a 10km hike through the jungle which took about 6 and a half hours. It was quite a bit more difficult than I expected. Many times we were hopping across rocks that were slippery and climbing up and down steep rocky areas. I'm so glad I was wearing long pants and a long sleeve shirt. There were so many bugs. Saw a tarantula too!

Hiking here's quite different from what I'm used to. There no real set path so I'm constantly looking for a good footing, stepping over fallen trees, and vines, ducking under trees and even walking across a fallen tree. It was a good workout today. Pretty much what I expected it to be like. Super hot in the jungle too.

Anyways, I'm going to rest early tonight. We're heading out tomorrow on a boat to 4 different nearby islands to do some snorkeling and to relax on different beaches. Really looking forward to it.