Need to start publishing some photos

Ok, so i've spent a couple of days in the world's largest wetland, except the guide tells us he has never seen it so dry. I flew rio to sao paulo (sorry, i'm on the phone again) and on to campo grande - the "d" is a 'juh' sound, about 500 miles inland. From there it was basic hotel with a fan and a dodgy computer, then a 6 hour coach ride towards bolivia. Then another hour up a dirt road to the fazenda, where we were greeted by a cacophany - mostly parakeets. On the way over i'd already seen a toucan, a howler monkey, a couple of rheas and the stork, along with countless herons, egrets and hawks - oh, and a caiman, but now the wildlife hunt really began! First was a tour on foot - we didn't see much, but I got bitten a lot! Actually that's not completely fair, we saw peccaries, agoutis, deer and howler and capuchin monkeys! My companions were an austrian couple, two german students and a mad dutchman, all very nice people. Next day dawned a little cloudy, and we saddled up for a horseride. This time we saw toucan, and a coati (that's 2 of my wishlist) but the rain meant not a lot else showed itself. Next was piranha fishing - we caught a few, although the kingfisher tried to steal them off the hook! There were caiman all around, and the crazy dutchman and I fed them with the left over bait, although only he tried to pet them! After lunch it was safari time, but I was a little disappointed that we stuck to the big road. On the other hand, we saw so many animals, including giant otters - I hadn't expected to see them, and it made up for not seeing a giant anteater. Lots and lots of photos. The anaconda hunt drew a blank, and the nighttime drive back was not so great either, except seeing the reflected light in thousands of caiman eyes! It looked like a city at night. Next morning dawned clear and roasting hot, and we went on a river trip, the highlights being the dancing caiman, and a fish jumping into the boat.. Then sadly it was time to leave, and the thunderstorm I had been watching broke..

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