Thursday, June 21, 2012

Built Like an Amazon

DAY FOUR
     This morning we woke up around 7 so that we could have an early breakfast before heading into the jungle for one last adventure. We'd had an awesome time but we were definitely getting tired and ready to head to the next part of our journey. 
     For our last expedition we went down to the Naya River again about 90 minutes away by boat. We went to search for anacondas and to see one of the largest trees. It's 40 meters high and I think he said about 150 around with all the roots. It's about 200 years old and obviously, massive. Pretty majestic. 
     We didn't find any anaconda, but we found a vine that Chels and I were able to swing on and have a tarzan moment. Then we went back to the lodge to shower, pack and have a quick lunch before heading out. 
     We loaded our boat back to Iquitos and Chels and I started napping almost right away. We woke up about forty minutes later to learn that our boat was starting to break down. Within about a minute we were able to flag down a boat full of a tour of ladies who were gracious enough to let us join them for the rest of the way. 
     Once back in Iquitos. We took a motor taxi to the king lodge offices to wait for our cab to the airport and say goodbye to Sergio. 
     We got to the airport around 3:30 or 4 thinking our flight was around 5, but we had mixed up the times with one of our other flights and we weren't scheduled to leave until 7:40, so we had a long afternoon hanging out at the airport. Better early than late! 
      After about an hour delay due to weather for our flight, we were finally off. Now we're staying the night in Lima before heading to Cusco tomorrow for the next leg of our trip. 

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