Wood and Insects

The first picture is of what they do with the wood that they don't burn down in the rain forest. Contrary to beliefs, they don't actually burn down all of the forest to turn it into fields, etc. They use the wood to build houses, and this is one of the factories that makes building planks out of the wood.

Before we went on the trip, we were warned about malaria. But taking the preventory medicine is almost worse for your health than getting the sickness! We were told that it's good to have the medication along, but to consult the ship's doctor if we have a fever, and then to take it. Not before.

I, personally, didn't see a single mosquito until we arrived in Bremerhaven. Michi claims he saw one near the Canary Islands. Needless to say, we didn't woory about malaria!

But, there were huge moths on the ship. They were the size of the hand of a 10-year-old child. We thought they were cute, until we saw the face of the deck hand. He was opening an umbrella when one of these moths flew onto his face. They apparently have some kind of acid which they can spray. He had burn marks on his cheek for three weeks!