Hostal Jhuliana Iquitos
Putumayo 521 Iquitos, Peru
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Off on the African Queen
... been a huge fan of fishing as I find it a bit boring especially when I’m pulling in giant salmon every other cast. However, I didn’t mind it this time. Our technique took very little effort or technique. Drop line in lake. Splash raw chicken. Wait. Bite. Pull in Piranha. None of this casting business that takes patience and technique (I’ve always been the girl sitting on the rock casting every thirty minutes thus constantly ...
The amazon
... with an early morning walk before breakfast at 5.45 around the back of the lodge where we saw some marmoset monkeys and a tayra (some kind of huge rodent which is apparently really rare to see). We had woken up to find ourselves covered in mosquito bites ( around 300 each we think) which we had probably got from our walk the day before. I was pleased that the morning walk would be our last walk as the mosquitoes were still chasing us and the walking was starting to aggravate ...
Promoters and the Jungle
... paddled for 8-10 hours EVERY DAY, so by the end of the third day we were absolutely exhausted. Half of the boats didn't even finish. Though I certainly had some complaints about the organization of the event, it was a wonderful experience. After a marathon of rowing, I’m definitely ready to tackle the rapids in the south of Peru next year.
The group of volunteers that arrived before mine will be having their regional goodbye party ...
The Chicken Boat
This very unique and special day started at 3am with a motorcycle taxi ride across Leticia to the docks in Brazil. Riding on the back of a motorcycle with a backpack and rolling suitcase isn't an easy feat as you can visualize. The only way to bring along the 40 pound bag was to hold it with my right arm off the side of the bike and lean to the left to keep my balance. I had to use my thighs to squeeze the seat to keep ...
CZ z Coca do Iquitos ( Noemova archa)
... nechybely ani slepice... Asi po hodině krasne cesty zacala z niceho nic bourka. Vůbec nebylo videt a museli jsme zastavit. Asi po 20 minutách se désť zmírnil a my vyrazeli dal, ale ne na dlouho. Díky tomu ze v desti nebylo videt dostali jsme se na melcinu a ...


