Thursday, 13 May 2010

San Pedro and the Orchid garden

Everything went well in San Pedro, despite the huge amount of landslides, we found a tree and intalled the weather station. Im concerned about the monkeys taking an interest in it, but it survived the first 24 hours without problem. Once this was sorted, we decided to take a couple of days break, and head to the nearest town. Here, with constant electricity I am able to go through the data, making sure its ok. We visited the orchid garden, and I met a researcher there who, althuogh is primarily interested in Orchids, has a lot of photos of bromeliads, which is vrey useful for my research. The town also provides other opportunities, such as being able to wash clothes and eat cake! Its also warmer here too. But we have to go back today, so we will wait for any passing transport with space, before heading back to San Pedro to collect a few more specimens.

(Photos to follow)

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