Sunday, July 28, 2002
Later that morning we all head over to a small public space where two small strips of sand flank a channel of water. The water is refreshing cool, and small fish zing about in the shallow water. Stay still long enough and they gently nibble your feet. After being dropped off by Josef, Erika swims to the other bank, towing Vanessa on her back. Turns out The other side has more conveniently located shade. I could swim over with Annie, but not without getting all of our other gear (towels and food) seriously soaked. Another boat comes by, and after hailing them, they kindly pick us up and drop us off on the other bank.
The water is a little bit too cool for Annie. She shivers and begins to complain, in part from the cold but also because she is rubbing her eyes out of tiredness. Josef arrives soon after, and Vanessa and I opt to stay while Erika takes Annie back.
It somehow figures that Vanessa tires of the water within about 5 minutes of Josef leaving. Then another could of boats arrive on the other bank. A couple of families pour out, and soon loud AC/DC is blaring from one of the boat's sound systems. The family that ferried us to this side soon pick up and leave, so Vanessa and I end up exploring our side of the bank. Vanessa hunts for "pretty rocks", and I point out various fauna: small frogs, minnow-like fish and the single largest, stockiest jumping spider I've ever seen (who must have been over an inch long, and who seriously freaked out Vanessa when she realized, Miss Muffet-style, that she was sitting beside it).
Soon the sky began to darken, and thankfully, just as the first scattered rain drops were falling, we were rescued from the impending storm by Josef.
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