Happy Hikers

Off tomorrow for the start of the trek.  We have acquired a guide for the first few days as it is off of the beated path.  The mornings remain clear, the afternoon brings huge cumulous clouds and I suspect rain.  We just picked up some rain covers for the packs.  Tonite, paddled along the shore and watched monkeys leaping from tree to tree-a wild acrobatic act.  In teh evening the egrets fly back to the north end of the lake after a day perched in the trees here.  Flowers everywhere, all homes with many clay pots of marigolds.  WE'll be offline now for likely a couple of weeks.  Many smiles-happy trails ahead!  c and w