I don't know if any of you have said monkeys are cute but I can tell you that the monkeys here are no "Curious George".
As I sat on our deck filling out some paperwork I heard a ruckus indoors. Upon investigating, imagine my surprise upon turning the corner by the kitchen to see a large red bum heading for the front door with our entire bag of bananas! After Gene chased them off and we closed all the windows (it appears they sent the little one through the metal slats in the windows while some of the larger ones used the gated front door) they continued to loiter about the roof and house mocking us for our tourist ignorance.
As we sat on our back porch they continued to walk feet away from us and check the windows around the house.
Needless to say Z was not impressed! Has been the only time this trip when she said she wanted to go home. When tucking her in at night she said she was too scared "because the monkeys might come and carry her away" I told her she was to heavy.
In telling our representative here our monkey story she says they are horrible animals. The children at school have to eat indoors or else the monkeys will walk right up to the kids and take there lunch right out of their hand. The larger ones can even be quiet aggressive. She gardens with the hose beside her to spray them away. She said to expect a pack to do a street walk through about once a day looking for a home to ravage. Worse then mice!
After being told this morning that our court documents won't be in until tomorrow we decided to get out of the house and explore. So we packed a lunch and investigated a nature park less then 10 minutes from our home. Beautiful! It was quiet the hike but well worth it!!!
The long hike there!
The view from the top of the waterfall.
The many "stairs" to the bottom(much easier on the way down rather then back up!)
Well worth the walk!
Pictures don't do it justice.
Highlights of this post:
1. Waterfall with the kids! To see the wonder as they walked and explored this amazing place. The exercise and excersion was needed but also greatly enjoyed by all.
2. Our court documents are ready! They will be delivered here tomorrow morning and then Adam has a busy day getting copies, notorizations and submitting forms with the Home Affairs office here. If all goes as planned E's citizenship application should go out tomorrow. Pray all goes smoothly.
Love to hear about your adventures! Who knew that monkeys were a big pest??? Your hike looks amazing. So glad the paperwork is moving along!
ReplyDeleteOH my....do we ever remember those monkeys! They were hilarious at first, but we lost sandwiches and ice cream to them! They even stole a package of sugar for the coffee and opened it and ate it! They are quite smart, but no fear of intruding on your space!
ReplyDeleteWe continue to read and pray for your adventure!