Last night, I spent the night in the African rain forest. A brave eight of us travelled to Kakum National Park, hired nets and mats and camped on a wooden platform in the middle of the forest. We managed to set up camp just before sunset, I then sprayed everywhere with bug repellent. We had just basic rations (bread and water) for dinner which we enjoyed before settling down for the night. In the open air, I started to doze off listening to sound of twittering birds and some unknown animal noises.
A few hours later, a scream from Sarah woke the group as a huge bug climbed up the inside of our net. Aysha and I were quick to grab the flip flops and start batting it down and out. A few seconds later, another appeared - even bigger! The boys were unsympathetic to our cries for help. We arranged to get up early and walk across a 40m high, 350m long canape walk way during sunrise. It was beautiful. For a person who is scared of heights, I loved it! I struggled at first, as the walkway swayed but the stunning sunrise and the swinging monkeys were a great distraction!
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