Wednesday 29th October, from the ground base camp. Laurent and Marc (ichthyologists), accompanied by Jean-Marc (a photographer) and Olivier (a filmmaker), came back tonight at nightfall. Despite their tiredness, they told us all about their adventures. They travelled about 60 kilometres on foot across very rugged terrain to reach three lakes that are not easily accessible and rarely visited by … Continue reading →

Tuesday 28th October, from the ground base camp. This evening the camp has filled up again. The mammalogists, who were camping at kilometer 8 on the track to Lobo, are back. Those who climbed up to 1000m too. They are tired but delighted. The forest is really beautiful in the higher parts. The trees are smaller but the moss and … Continue reading →

Monday 27th October, from the ground base camp. This morning, Sophie has gone to sea with Jean and Jean-Pierre who have volunteered to be the skippers, accompanied by Aurélien and Simon from the film crew. The programme includes finding and identifying the dolphins that were spotted the day before in Triton’s bay. After an hour of wandering on a very … Continue reading →

Sunday 26th October, from the base camp. Philippe, Vincent and Tony are back after a few days spent in the forest. Vincent, an orchid specialist, climbs up trees to collect them. He also climbs mountain peaks. The day before yesterday he climbed up to 800m, and yesterday up to 1,000m. He wishes to go back up there with Philippe, an … Continue reading →

Saturday 25th October, from the base camp. Dr Kadar and Christophe came back in the morning with rainbow fish they caught the night before. They may have found a new species! Jean-Christophe, a palm tree specialist, is also pleased with the samplings he collected over the last few days. He already has a large quantity of samples that he leaves … Continue reading →