After lunch, they said goodbye to the giant otter, and the three of them continued their journey.
After Adrian's operation, the boat left the main river and entered the tributary. Monica took a lot of photos along the way and looked through them one by one, while Owen looked at the river bank boredly.
The ship went deeper and deeper into the tributary, and not a single ship was seen since entering the tributary. Owen had a feeling that the world was lonely and left to his own devices.
This is a tributary called Cam River. Amazon River is a general name. There are countless tributaries here. Many local people have their own names, but there are also many rivers that don’t even have names.
It started to rain in the afternoon. It rained heavily, but it didn't last long. Soon it was sunny again with strong sunshine. However, there was a sun screen on Adrian's deck, which could protect him from the rain even if it rained.
, you can provide shade when exposed to the sun.
According to Adrian, such heavy rains are very common here. The Amazon jungle is also called the rain forest. You can imagine how often it rains here. Because of the heavy rain just now, the river water suddenly surged and the flow speed increased in some places. Adrian drove harder
Be careful.
However, unfortunate things still happened.
There was a rapid, and Adrian finally managed to control the boat through the rapid, but he got hung up on a rock in the water. Normally, this rock was exposed out of the water and could be completely avoided, but the heavy rain just now caused the water level to rise, and just now
The rock was submerged, but Adrian didn't see it. The stern propeller hit the rock and stopped working.
Owen and Monica watched Adrian desperately starting the engine, but the propeller wouldn't move. Adrian had no choice but to find a water goggle and dive into the water, only to find that the propeller had been deformed and stuck.
"what to do?"
"There is no way. The propeller is broken and the boat can't move. We can only call for help..."
Adrian had an unlucky look on his face. This time he took on a big customer, and he earned more from an easy job. Who knew that the ship broke down just one day after leaving? It was really unlucky.
"Do I need to call the police?"
"No, I'm trying to call other nearby ships to see who can come and help."
After speaking, Adrian called on the communication channel. At first no one responded. Just when Owen and the others were about to call the police, someone finally responded.
"Oh, Adrian, it seems you are unlucky."
Hearing the voice of the reply person, Adrian showed a smile on his face, "Martin, I'm near the mangrove tree house in the Cam River, can you come over and help me..."
"I'm around here, but I'll ask my employer first..."
The radio station fell silent, and after waiting for a while, the previous voice sounded again: "Adrian, my employer is a good person, and they agreed. I will go over now, and it will take about an hour or so..."
Adrian signaled the two of them to wait a moment, and then got into the cabin to pack his things. Owen and Monica looked at each other and shrugged helplessly.
About an hour later, the sound of a motor was heard in the distance, and then a boat turned across the river and appeared downstream from them.
The ship was a little bigger than Adrian's. The ship drove a little closer, and the bearded man on it was waving to Adrian. Owen and Monica looked at each other in surprise, because they discovered that because they were there
We actually met acquaintances on the ship, Kroll and others whom we met on the plane before.
"Hi Monica, Owen..."
"Kroll, I didn't expect it to be you..."
"Yeah, the world is really small, haha..."
"How is the filming of your documentary going?"
"It didn't go very well."
…
Irving and others knew Kroll and others and were still friends, which made Martin and Adrian less worried. The two had already agreed on the price, and Martin's help was not in vain, but he was still a little aggrieved.
The boat was bigger than Adrian's, and it accommodated the entire film crew. As a result, the price was not as high as Adrian's. I could only envy Adrian for his good fortune and meeting rich people.
The group of people boarded Martin's boat and left. As for Adrian's boat, we can talk about it later. Martin did not have the appropriate accessories and tools here.
"Dear, can we follow Kroll and the others for now? I want to see how the documentary is shot. I have already made an agreement with Kroll, and she has no objection..."
"certainly."
Owen had no objection. With Kroll and the others, this journey might be more interesting.
The ship sailed towards the Duoduo River, which is a river basin where Shuer people are rumored to often appear. They had already been delayed for some time in the afternoon because they had to rescue them, and by the time they arrived at the Duoduo River, it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.
After entering the Duoduo River, the film crew became busy. From time to time, we can see some stone statues with snake heads and human bodies. We can also occasionally see murals about pythons on the rock walls. Adrian said that those are from the Shuer people.
Totem, this is a tribe with python as its god.
Nick carried the camera and photographed the murals and stone statues under Kroll's command. These are very good materials and can be used in post-production.
Time soon came to night, and the surrounding area darkened. Martin parked the boat on the river, and Adrian helped lower the anchor.
There was nothing fancy about the dinner. Kroll and the others prepared ordinary ingredients, and Owen and Monica ate together. Martin and Adrian would tell some interesting stories about the place during the meal, for example, there were tourists who disappeared here.
, and tourists were once attacked by wild animals.
They had a delicious meal based on those little stories. After dinner, Owen and Nick sat on the deck drinking beer. The black guy liked him very much. Monica cut some fruit and distributed it to everyone.
The night was boring, and everything was dark. Occasionally, they could see the reflection of some beasts' eyes, accompanied by strange sounds, but they didn't have to worry about safety. The boat was in the middle of the water, and the river water was enough to stop the beasts.
"Me? I have also participated in film production before. There was a movie called "Die Hard" before. I was the police consultant to the crew, and I also participated in the writing of part of the script..."
"Wow, I can't tell, I didn't expect..."
The two were drinking beer and chatting on the deck, but before Nick could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sound of water coming from the river in the distance. Owen and Nick looked at each other, the relaxed atmosphere disappeared, and both of them looked at each other solemnly.
Dark riverside.
It was so dark that nothing could be seen, but there was always a violent splashing sound, as if something was struggling in the water, accompanied by some strange shouts and gasps.
Because he couldn't see anything, it seemed even weirder. Others on the deck also gathered together, and Adrian shouted to the bridge: "Martin, turn on the searchlight."
Martin agreed, and the two high-brightness searchlights on the boat were turned on, shining towards the river bank where the strange noise had been made. However, they were a step too late. At this time, there was nothing on the river bank, only a vortex formed by the river water, which seemed to tell everyone that this place was here.
what happened.
Kroll looked at Adrian, who explained: "It could be a black caiman or an anaconda. They both like to hunt other animals at night."
The two creatures Adrian mentioned are familiar to Owen. Probably everyone who comes to the Amazon has heard of the names of these two creatures. They can be regarded as the top predators in the Amazon rainforest, the top of the food chain.
Black caimans can reach up to 6 meters in length, and their skeletons are larger and heavier than Nile crocodiles. With their size, they are well-deserved to be called the top predators in the Amazon waters. This animal does not seem to be picky about its food.
They will eat anything edible that comes to their mouths, such as piranhas, pythons, and monkeys. They will also attack humans. They usually drag their prey into the water and drown them before eating their flesh.
As for the anaconda, it is even more famous. Female Amazon anacondas are usually larger than males. They can grow up to 250 kilograms, 9 meters long, and 30 centimeters in diameter. These numbers, when placed on a python, can be said to be very large.
Scary, but they're not poisonous.
The way they hunt is to entangle and suffocate each other. The bones of prey killed by anacondas usually have their bones broken. Caiman, birds, and mammals are all their food. The anaconda's mouth can open up to 180 degrees.
It has four rows of teeth that can move independently. It has no jaw and the two rows of teeth in the middle of the upper palate can move up and down, which is helpful for swallowing prey. Its snake skin can be stretched, so it can swallow prey larger than itself.