Unfortunately today was not such a good day for me. I had stomach cramps in the night and felt really nauseous. When we got up I found out that Madlene had been feeling really ill too. She was actually a lot worse than me. We though it might be the python fruit we ate yesterday but the other two were fine and they ate them too.

So for breakfast Choco made some parsley and orange tea which is supposed to help with an upset stomach – it was soothing but didn’t do too much for me. Madlene was sick so decided not to come to see the dolphins with us.

As we went out of the room to go to the boat we saw another crocodile- again really close to the walkway we were standing on. This one had a bit of a broken tail.

We went up river and found a little spot where 3 dolphins kept popping up. Ditte and I got into the water – after reassurance that both crocodiles and piranhas preferred the shallow waters. The water was lovely and warm and we swam around trying to get close to the dolphins. The dolphins were curious but also a little shy and the closest I got was around 1 metre away from them. It was amazing to be in the water with them and see them swimming around you.

They are really hard to get a photo of as they only pop up for a few seconds.

After our dolphin expedition we went back to the lodge and had a shower. It was then lunch time but all I could manage was a bread roll.

We then packed up all our belongings and got on the boat. Another couple joined us as they only did two days in the pampas.

Around 15 minutes away from where the boat docked we had a tropical rainstorm and we all got completely soaked. It felt freezing when we got off the boat but once we got our bags I changed into some dry clothes and felt a lot warmer.

It was then a two hour jeep ride back to the Max Adventure office. We stopped on the way again at the same place and the poor dogs looked just as sad as before.

At the office, we wrote up an evaluation and were given a small present (keyring) made locally. The owner was lovely and offered to drive me back to my hotel and get me some medicine. To be honest I think I just need to be sick and then I’ll feel much better.

I walked back to my hotel, picked up my bags from storage and checked in. I popped out to get some water and some bread rolls in case I felt like eating later. I saw a tiny kitten on the way home – again it looked way to small to be apart from its mum. I wish I could look after all these poor animals.

Anyway, when I got back to the room, I had a shower, washed some clothes and laid down in bed. There was some march/ protest going on in the town and you could hear it from the hotel – I couldn’t make out what they were protesting about though.

So lots of water and an early night for me. I need to feel better tomorrow as I start the 3 day jungle tour!