John Rowlett, our leader, was off in another terminal to pick up some others and we waited there for the American flight from Miami that was supposed to be an hour late. Finally all of us (two couples, five single men) assembled and got into our van. We drove south to get onto Niterói Bridge, passing through a heavy industrial area and then cut over farm and ranchland for about an hour until we finally reached the edge of Tres Picos State Park and the vegetation became lush and green. It also started raining!
We arrived at Serra Dos Tucanos Lodge, a small lodge off the highway run by a charming Englishman, Andy Foster and his wife, Christina. We got, I think, the best room upstairs with a large balcony, overlooking the lawn surrounded with hummingbird feeders and fruit trays! Although being a very rural place we can’t put toilet paper in the john but into a waste receptacle….fortunately we’ve been to Costa Rica and are used to that!
We assembled downstairs for a buffet lunch of typical rural South American starch: spaghetti, mashed potatos, rice and meatalls.
It tasted good after my fast of yesterday!
As it rained all afternoon, we sat on the wide sheltered verandah and logged in beautiful birds….hard to photograph in the dim light.
The Ethernet cable is out by the little swimming pool which I am going to try to maneuver to in the rain before drinks, the daily bird list and dinner.
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