Rising by the Howler Monkey Alarm
Just back from Bio-energy teacher training at Blue Spirit in Costa Rica. Our group arrived at midnight on the day before the course began.
When I went to my room, I realized that my phone had no connectivity and I had no alarm. We were to begin at 6 am. How would I wake up in time for the first day's lessons?
I needn't have worried. The howler monkeys were on the job at dawn. I was aroused at 5:30 by the vociferous cries of these delightful creatures right outside my window.
When I opened the shutters, the first thing I saw was a mother monkey strolling through a nearby tree with a baby on her back. That sighting, accompanied by the sound of her howling mate, was a wonderful way to begin my time in Costa Rica. The monkeys in the troop were good enough to wake me at the same time each day. Thanks, Monkeys!
Each evening at dusk, these unusually noisy animals make a few more remarks. The rest of the time, they sleep.