It got a bit intense and humid in the woods to the point of light headedness. M trained me in the 'snake walk' with a stick and lots of hole poking and log smacking - none were seen. The stream was dammed, the hornets avoided and the sludgy bits did not infect us with anything thus far. It was kind of bliss but in a tropical, glad-to-be-back-in-the-car half an hour later, air con full blast. Spotted a roaming turtle on the route home.
