WorldWideKittyGlassesProject : Peperpot Park, Suriname

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Peperpot Park, Suriname

I had to return the bike in the morning and I was trying to figure out what to do for the day. I remembered that Peperpot wasn't too far on the map, so I decided that I was gonna go for the day. First I took a boat to cross the river. Since there were lots of people wanting to cross the river it only cost 1.25 srd. Then I walked and walked and walked until I got to Peperpot Nature Reserve.(18srd) The people who worked at the Nature Reserve were wondering how I got there because I was sweating so much. When I told them that I walked from the boats, they were shocked. Since I walked so much just to get there, they gave me a map of the reserve to make sure I could take short cuts. I had to walk 3.2km on the main road of the reserve. I saw lots of small lizards and 2 really big lizards. Plus I was lucky enough to see a lot of monkeys swinging in the trees. It was a bit eerie walking around the reserve all by myself and hearing all the creatures move about. Then I saw the sign that showed the jaguars. Then I had a crazy thought: if I died by a jaguar eating me, I would want it in my obituary. Of course, I didn't see any jaguars. When I got to the end of the reserve, I had to walk another 1km to get to the old coffee plantation and factory. It was interesting to see. Then I started to walk back to where I needed to catch the bus to get to the boats. It was REALLY hot. A nice guy saw me walking and offered to give me a lift. He asked where I was heading and I told him that I just needed to get dropped off at the bus stop so then I could get the boat to get back to the city. He told me that he was going to a shop on the main road and he would drop me off there. It was really nice of him. I just needed to walk a lil bit and then I took the boat back to the city. Then I walked around and because I was so tired I got a bit lost. Luckily I had a map with me so I was able to find my way and got a bus back to my friend's place. It was a day FULL of walking! Another great day of exercise and views!