he asked us to wait while he went to the "house" and then came back shortly to inform us that they were out (had the "door closed"- photo to follow) but that we can walk around the grounds to see some of the way they lived-
they had a dog and a couple of cats and lots of chicken (a cash crop) but not much else- oh - I forgot, lots of laundry which it is a huge ordeal to dry in the rain forest/jungle they live in- they do have some drying area under cover but not enough for all the laundry they had... but as usual the photos are worth a thousand words or more--- so on to those starting with the path to their "house" and their "closed front door"
if no one is home then they put a sheet of corrugated metal over the steps or the ladder they use as their entrance-
the chickens were feasting on bananas and also on Styrofoam chips- LOL- there is a reason it is called "bird brain" LOL--- the puppy was happy to see us but kept wanting to jump up and as you can see the "yard" was a sea of mud... so he got no one to rub his head or play with him...
a machete is an absolute necessity here-
they had begun an addition to the house along side the kitchen platform- the poles are from the jungle as will be the roofing material for the thatching-
you can see the cat head in the background but he/she didnt' make an appearance-
this one walked on the roof for a better view of the intruders-
these jugs carried all the necessities - cooking oil, fuel for the "car" (boat) and perhaps even fuel for the "stove"- the laundry was done right from the river bank-
we headed back to our floating hotel and had an excellent lunch-
next up - an afternoon on the black water river (oops I promised that last time) guess I forgot- oh well--- next time - really!
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