Demarcation Diaries
30 August 2001
First, what day is this? Strange, but a good sign that things
are going well, breaking the chains of master time. Also a sign
that the anxious waiting for the weekend looses its meaning here.
Agnaldo
and Marcio getting pots and pans out of storage |
Interesting things happened during the last two days. Like
driving the small boat 'voadeira' (it was built for speed!)
and finding logs that was taken from the forest.
More interesting, since it is related to my work, were
the recommendations for prevention of infectious diseases
and accidents with animals like snakes, scorpions and so
on.
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There was also a 'scientific' discussion between me, Samuel (el
chileno loco), Agnaldo (the 'pierced' one from Amazon), Ribamar
(the Amazon Rambo), Fávio and Pedro (from the Amazon, crew
of the Com. Sávio) about what we elected as the major risk
in this area: candirú. This is our greatest fear, since
it is a tiny fish that can enter the urethra or the anus - God
protect us! So, bring on the mosquitoes, onças, crocodiles,
but not the candirús!
There are many beautiful things all the day. The sky was full
of stars yesterday during my night watch, the forest along the
river during the day, and the fireworks of lightning at night.
Of course there are more piuns (those damn mosquitos) each day,
always itching! But that's life in the Amazon.
Márcio
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