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The Pantanal
... waiting for the weather to clear. Eventually we were able to head off in the boat for the afternoon - because of the rain there were no jaguars (they retreat in to the jungle for shelter) but we did get to see some giant river otters, amazing birds and lots of capybara.
The next day we set off again up the river, a beautiful hot sunny day. Within 20 minutes we found a female jaguar on the river bank where ...
There Will Be No Plan 'B' Today
This is the first time we book a hotel for the night in advance of getting to a destination. Oddly enough it follows a day where we had to go to Plan C. We must be getting cocky, because we even secured the room with a credit card.
Leaving Ji Parana, Cathryn is reminded of Iowa. It is a rural community dependent on corn, soybeans and cattle for its economy. The landscape below is ...
Worst City... Ever!
Returning from the jungle on Monday evening, we had two full days in Manaus before our flight to Cuiabá. In this time, we heard back from Pantanal Nature only to discover that they were way outside our budget. We decided to wait until we got to Cuiabá and talk to a few agencies there to organise a tour of the Pantanal. Also whilst in Manaus, Lizzie had a Skype interview which was successful, so now we both have jobs to go back to in ...
Bike, Boat, and Beasties
... ticket (about $NZ125 including all meals), and then buy a hammock for the boat ride. I did all this on a moto taxi, a motorcycle. The driver gave me a helmet, which had no straps or buckles so was basically useless. At the police station one of the guys spoke good English and I asked him where he learned it. He said it was from movies and computer games. He told me many Brazilians speak English, maybe they all play computer games.
After taking care ...
Pulsating Pantanal
... birds from the eco-lodge and have been using it to try to name the birds we have seen. As usual it is the larger more dramatic birds which get identified and the smaller less flamboyant ones get missed. It was a hot and humid night with a short power failure in the middle of the sleeping hours and it began to rain heavily in the early hours of the morning, thus putting off an early morning walk which Roberto had planned.
FRIDAY 18/2/2011
The rain persisted all ...
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