December 13, 2004:

"Lotta rain up there in the rain forest?"

The Radisson couple. Rent-a-car shuttle, front seats. Through tinted windshield they're looking nervously at gathering gray clouds. "But I guess it mainly stays up there, huh?"

In the back seats we exchange glances. Lotta trees up there in the rain forest? But I guess they mainly stay up there, huh?