ticks

We have access to wireless internet now! About a 10 min drive, we got to the national park's centre, and it has wireless. Yay! However, I'm still trying to catch up on emails so haven't had time for blogging.

The biggest thing that's happened since my last blog is my newly realized hatred for ticks. I kind of knew ticks would be present, but I really underestimated the GROSSNESS of it. I have been "tick-bombed" twice since being here... that's when you sit down to watch / band some birds, and you realize you have tons of teeny tiny little ticks crawling up your legs, trying to find a bit of flesh. Or... you don't realize you have ticks on you for a couple days and then you find a totally bloated swollen tick with its head embedded in your torso. Gross.

Anyways, I have seen some cool things but I'm not sure that I'm entirely cut out for tropical field work! Yikes!