well alone and moved on! We also saw an Anaconda skin which had been shed and was lying on the ground. It was really strange seeing this transparent skin intertwined with bits of leaves and twigs, it didn’t really look real. The rest of the walk was pleasant enough but we got talking to the two Danish girls and found out that they also weren’t too happy about us being there and disturbing all of the plant life in the process. They were really great girls and were both pretty on the case with environmental issues so we had a good chat about things.

Then it was time to head back and thankfully Rene went a different way. In fairness to Rene, I think he had got a little bit lost on the way to the island, which isn’t surprising due to the nature of the environment and its labyrinth of waterways. Rene had strong views on the destruction of habitat and was keen to ensure that all was done to keep

the pampas as pristine as possible. Phew that was one little gripe cleared up and we had another wonderful trip back to camp. Each of these different trips out meant going on different stretches of water so you never got tired of looking at the same scenery.

As we were heading back to camp, we noticed that the blue sunny skies were being replaced by dark grey clouds that looked like they could threaten rain. Thankfully we felt the first spots of rain when our camp was in sight, so we missed the downpour that followed about 30 minutes later. By this point we were all firmly installed in hammocks enjoying our books and the pampas way of life. Unfortunately the rain put a stop to another planned walk, but I was ¾ of the way through Inconceivable by Ben Elton, so the rain filled skies gave me chance to finish off the book which was good as it was rather a difficult book to put down! After I had