Fun with my buddy Leo in Curti today. We made and calibrated
a drip device that will deliver a steady stream of chlorine to the water tank
(about 1 drop per second). My medical friends will recognize the device as an
IV drip controller – or maybe it has a cooler med name? Not available in Torti,
so I had to go to the hospital in Chepo (2 hr bus) to get it. Now, he needs to
make about 6 gallons of chlorine, using the new CPU so we can test it. He
bought 5 lbs of salt yesterday, but still needs to buy the 12v car battery that
powers the unit.
It is hard getting things done around here. Easy errands
that might take you a few minutes driving to the shopping center in the US, can
be an all-day adventure here – waiting for buses, waiting in LONG line at the
ONLY ATM in town, finding the hardware store that has what you need and getting
it back on the bus and home.
Mama and Papa dog were out together for a walk and romp in
the cattle field this morning. Good to see Mama out running and jumping. Not
sure what it is that they get out there. Puppies still don’t leave their birth
area, so no visits to the cottage yet.
More beautiful wood coming in from the jungle before the
rains start. I hope it is all legal, but probably not. Poaching wood from the
Kuna reservation (comarca) is not considered a big deal since “those animals
have so much more wood than they need” (quote from my red-neck neighbor).
Three days in a row of rain = start of the rainy season. A
little early this year. The rivers can sure use some water. Ipeti River is just
about dry. Boats have to be carried over the rock bars to get out to the lake
for the big tilapia. Not wild about the muddy roads and having to carry an
umbrella around.
More photos from the precious little village of Embera Puru –
where all the women are short and wear colorful skirts. And the men are just
short. This place has some serious tourist potential, though I doubt they want
it. Folks seem a bit shy and happy just the way things are.
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