Stein, BR. 1988 5 Aug. Will use the "free time" to pickle the toad + the very small lizard I just grabbed. 6 Aug. Rained hard all night, stopped by morning, started again by the time we checked traps — Nothing! Much of the bait gone or Victor's set off — I think due to rain. The trail is really taking a beating. Back at 10:00 am today (vs. 9:00 am previously to give you an idea of how the mud is making this all so much fun). Lunch at noon, out again ~1:15 pm. to set them. By 1:30 pm. it began to pour! Took off my glasses for the day — absolutely no way to see up them in the driving rain. Setting is a bit of a joke, there's probably better ways to do it in pouring rain, but I'm still learning. If the forest is full of fruit why should they eat ours? Some may also not be this close to the trail. So far for bait we've tried potato, p.b., oat, peanuts, bananas, pineapple, worms. By the time we reached the river bed it had swollen to 35' and was moving fast! The five of us walked downstream a ways, stowed our ears high, linked arms, and made it across in crotch deep 40. Driver was cruising a stretch of road looking for us. Such fun. However, Graham + Chris did find one lathy in pretty sorry shape from a morning trap!