Day 4: Visiting local Boras tribe

Today after breakfast a group of us decided to go for a walk on a path through the jungle out the back of the sanctuary but literally just as we decided it started to rain. It rains everyday here and as the old saying goes, when it rains it pours. This was nice anyway since we all sat around chatting and drinking tea. The one annoying thing about all this wetness and humidity is the mosquito's, as I type this I am scratching my foot with my other foot and then swapping since I have bites on both. And not to mention the rest of my body.



After lunch we all headed down the windy river to a local native community called Boras. We received an introduction from the chief and then we each had our faces painted. The tribe then performed some dances for us, and got us all involved as well.

Following the dancing we all walked around looking at and buying crafts. I was bedazzled by the children since they are SO cute however it was mighty difficult trying to squeeze one in my pocket. I traded some lipstick for a pair of earrings and a t-shirt for a necklace, as well as buying things with money.

The sun made an appearance upon our arrival back at the Sanctuary and we sat around talking, before don Howard ran us through the basics again in preparation for the events tonight. We also have a new addition, Anthony, who arrived late yesterday due to cancelled flights so this will be his first Ayahuasca experience. It will be interesting to hear how he goes.

Don Howard also reminded us that our sensitivity to Ayahuasca will now be higher, and the brew will be more potent since it will have aged. Well...here goes nothing.