| At the beginning this
expedition was quite normal and we felt very
comfortable, excluding the extreme heat around noon :-)
BUT after our first sunset on the
island all changed. We were attacked by mosquitoes and another very
tiny (almost invisible) stinging insect, called
JEJEN in Spanish.
(lat.: Phlebotomus papatasii)
Our repellents could not frighten away these terrible
animals. So everybody of us received thousands of
stitches.
The mosquito nets blocked the mosquitoes, BUT the tiny
JEJENs flew through the meshes like
through open windows !!! :-)
Most of us could not sleep or
operate the first nigh due to the plague. The best
solution to resist the night, was laying down in the
water ....
The next day we looked for
advice on the main-land and the recommendations of the
local people and pharmacists was rub our bodies with kerosene.
:-) |
