Started off almost straight away hearing alarm calls from a Langur monkey sentry sat high up in a dead tree, we quickly chased through the brush and this time both Cathy and I were eyes in when the call of tiger, tiger, tiger went up and I managed to see a beautiful proud tiger strutting away through the grass and into the deep undergrowth, we tried to follow but not one more sign of him could we spy. I suspect the monkey felt we were exceeding daft for chasing after a tiger when he had been specifically warning us to avoid it and run in the opposite direction.
There followed a long morning of searching through the bush and thickets and although there were signs of tigers none were as hopeful. We saw two lovely kingfishers one after another, the first darted along from tree to tree by the rivers edge, a beautiful iridescent blue until he finally darted straight into the water and came away with a fish. The second was large one just sat on a low beach in a tree with a fish caught in his sharp beak, ready to devour it but kindly stopping to pose for a photo first.
It was hot today and the morning trek seemed to drag, we were a long time in the heat and by the time we arrived back in camp I felt like my legs would no longer carry me. I skipped lunch too exhausted and feeling sick and vertiginous and wait straight to lie down, annoyed that a cold should affected me so much. One quick look in the mirror confirm Pussy tonsils so to bed before lunch was the sensible course of action!I sweated it out in the tent whilst otherwise went to do laundry. I Got up for 4:30pm and broke my no sweets rule by having a couple of small biscuits - we likened them to Nepalese rich tea biscuits- with a coffee before a walk to swim, we had to go further than planned due to a marsh mugger crocodile which slithered off into the water just before we arrived and very slippery algae covered rocks, but it was good to feel cleaner and cool down. Although I suspect my hair was cleaner before I washed it!! But enough walking for me this evening, I'm worn out again. Everyone else headed out on foot at about 5pm. The others came back having not seen much but having had a lovely view of the sunset in a beautiful spot. We had yet another scrumptious dinner, tonight vegetable momos which were Devine and great willpower was needed by all not to scoff the whole bowlful.
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