The morning of day six we got up early, returned our rubber boots, and said goodbye to the Tahuayo Lodge.
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| The entire group. (Clockwise starting bottom left) Harri, Debby, Donna, Kendall, Shannon, Justin, Anthony, Luis, Betty, and Bruno |
Before heading back to Iquitos we had one more stop, this time in a small town (Tamshiyacu) instead of a jungle village.
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| Our chariot awaits. |
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| Our destination |
Upon arriving in Tamshiyacu, we first checked into our hostel.
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| MotorKar to the hostel. |
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| The hostel |
After checking in, we walked to the center of town to set up our mobile clinic.
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| See the speakers on the right of the balcony? We were treated to music while we worked. |
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| Our mobile clinic site. |
While the rest of us started setting up, Harri, Anthony, and Bruno went searching for street dogs in need of treatment.
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| Harri, our fearless dog catcher. |
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| Anthony |
In no time we were set up and ready to go!
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| Betty and Debby prepping a dog. |
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| Every surgery patient received a pre-surgical injection that included a light sedative and analgesic (painkiller). During surgery every patient received an anti-inflammatory injection, an antibiotic injection, and an anti-parasitic injection, as well as a topical and oral parasite treatment after surgery . |
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| A patient getting her pre-med before surgery. |
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| Anthony discussing human parasite control. |
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| Although all of the services were provided at no charge, donations were gladly accepted. |
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| Debby and Donna applying topical parasite treatment to a patient after surgery. |
Then it was back to the hostel to clean all the instruments.
Those tables may make it may look like a classroom, but believe me when I say things were far from serious.
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| Justin playing the pressure cooker lid. |
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| Dr. B. Sharing music with Anthony and Betty. |
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| Frisbee |
Then we headed to dinner.
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| These wonderful women made sure we were well taken care of while we stayed in Tamshiyacu. |
Dinner was followed by a stroll through town down to the river.
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| Justin, Harri, and Anthony |
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| Me making friends with a street dog we affectionately named Spot. |
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| Luis taking a cue from some local children. |
