Day 16: Forest Frolic

6:00 a.m. 
The road through the mountains of the Atlantic Coastal Rainforest is pleasant. Rainy season is just ending and the flowers are in bloom. The steep mountains and deep ravines are capped with clouds and filled with fog. The road itself is an engineering marvel.

8:00 a.m.
Brazilians don't care much for the jungle. They stay at the cabin. I explore the jungle.

1:30 p.m.
DO NOT smell the green ones. 

2:00 p.m.
Nosebleed stops.

6:30 p.m.
Jungle mosquitoes are overrated. Twelve hours spent in a tropical rainforest, and they have given me no problem.

8:30 p.m.
Jungle mosquitoes are nocturnal. They swarm. They bite through jeans.

Observation #17: Clotheslines

Clotheslines are cheaper than dryers. Clotheslines are more energy efficient than dryers. Clotheslines do not work well in the rain. The rainforest is not known for its aridity.