Hollywood in the Amazon

The Filmmaker at Work

Since I am no longer sick, and Jerome was also feeling good, and in a good mood, he decided to film the night scene tonight. In brief, the scenario is that Jerome and I are lost in the jungle during a night walk and we try to use the GPS to return the TRC, only to find out the batteries in the unit are dead. Using a compass, we find our way back, but not before tramping many extra kilometers through the muddy jungle and several very wet creek crossings. Peccaries and caimans pose complications to the journey. Since Jerome is the star, I am the cameraman. It wasn’t easy, and actually was kind of fun. We got back to the lodge, in fact, around 1030pm, and still needed to get up the next morning before 400pm!