"Ughh !"

Debbi woke to the cacophony of a rain forest dawn. First thought; what are all those critters ? Second thought; where am I ? Third thought; in some kind of hammock. Fourth thought; I'm naked. Fifth thought; Who's this in the hammock with his arms and legs all entwined in mine ? Sixth thought; it's the chief. Seventh thought; when's breakfast ?

These thoughts raced through Debbi's brain in a flash and the last must have been uttered out loud. "I'm afraid we don't run to pancakes and syrup here" the chief apologised. "What about coffee ? You must have coffee in Costa Rica ?" said Debbi. "The film crew may have brought some with them" the chief suggested. "I suppose there's no shower either ?" Debbi grunted. "You should know, you're the water aid charity" the chief countered. "There's always the river !"

Debbi groaned. As she lifted her head to get up and greet the day, she realised that a steam locomotive was running through her brain ! "What was in that liquor last night ?" "Local brew" laughed the chief. "Ughh !" said Debbi as she swung her legs down and headed to the river. Lawrence was outside around a fire.

"Morning Deb"

"Ughh !"

"Hangover ?"

"Ughh !"

"Coffee ?"

"Ughh !"

Debbi went to wash off the warpaint from the previous day and to try desperately to shake the nausea and headache. She succeeded in the former but failed in the latter. Lawrence snapped away with his ever present camera as she walked back unsteadily from the river bank; naked, dripping wet and ashen faced. "The morning after" he joked. "Ughh !" "Are we going get any sense out of you today ?" "Ughh !"

The chief emerged from his hut, now wearing his loincloth. "Here, suck on this if you'll pardon the expression." He offered Debbi the bony looking root of a plant. "Ughh !" Debbi began to suck. Her mouth was suddenly on fire, filled with pins and needles. She spat out fiercely. "You've poisoned me" she cried. "No, no. Stick with it" the chief encouraged her. Against her better judgement, Debbi tried again. It wasn't quite so bad. She tried a third time. "How's the head now ?" "Amazing, I feel perfectly fine" Debbi admitted. "Of course, you need to know the right root" the chief told her. "Can I get some of that coffee ?" Debbi asked Lawrence.

After breakfast, Debbi asked Lawrence what the plan was for the rest of the day. "I've got to look through the shots I took yesterday to make sure I've got all we need before we go back" Lawrence replied. "In the meantime, Pablo's told the chief that you'll help out dancing with the other ladies for some German and Japanese tourists they've got coming shortly." "What ?" Debbi snorted. "Oh come on, don't act all coy. You know you love it" Lawrence laughed !