Hamadryade Lodge Tena
Via Misahualli Tena, Ecuador
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Floating away to the Atlantic
... flowing Napo River is currently 5 metres above its normal flow of green water, it wasn't as fast as I thought it would be. This is Ecuador longest river and some 1,500 kilometres ...
Amazon _ _ _ _ Forest? What is the missing word?
... to head.
A couple of hours later we returned and by now the rain had stopped. I was surprised how quickly the ground had dried up.
Lunch and at 3.30 pm it ...
One speed to Tena!
... water as it was just 5 metres above normal.
Our dug-out canoe was awaiting to take us the short 10 minute ride up river to where Ricardo, our local guide, was waiting to introduce us to Sinchi Sacha, Selva Fuerte, home for the next 3 nights / 2 days. Carrying ones bags to the top of some 172 steps from the river bank was worth those steps just to see the ...
Jungle Fever
... ease....but I tried to take it in my stride. Egyptian Cotton and a king-size bed would have been nice; as it stood, I was thankful to have mosquito nets.
But apart from having to take sleeping pills to get me to sleep, the rest of the experience was amazing. The three days were spent trekking in the jungle, climbing up waterfalls, tubing down a river, seeing an animal sanctuary and visiting a fascinating Quechuan village where I was attacked by much more ...
In the Jungle Part 2
... home stay which was good because it allowed me to practice my spanish one-on-one with the Shiguango´s, but it was also a bit lonely. (The rest of the team were in pairs in their home stays.)
The next day the group met up to go on a hike through the forest with Miguel. He taught us about many of the different plants and animals, and the problems currrently facing the Amazon Rain forest, and how these problems can be solved. Although the rain was ...



