Tambopata Research Center Tambopata National Reserve

... unterm Bett gefunden habe. Mit einem Glass und etwas Papier habe ich den Frosch beseitigen koennen aber mit der Kakerlake habe ich mir Hilfe geholt..wie eklig. Strom und warmes Wasser gab es nicht aber bei 34 Grad haben wir uns auf eine kalte Dusche gefreut.
Wir haben verschiedene Exkursionen in den Dschungel gemacht und viel von der Umgebung gesehen, war toll.

... my favourite parts of the last 3 months. I never did see an armadillo which is a bit of a disappointment but other than that I feel like I was pretty lucky to see all that I did. I think my favourite memories will be of walking the trails, both in the day and at night, never knowing what you will see. I am already having jungle withdrawal symptoms, all the noise and people are going to take a bit of adjustment. Cusco next so I better get used to it!

... Maybe next time...

On another recent night walk we heard a stange noise. It sounded like a cross between purring and snoring. None of us had heard anything like it before although I think we were all hoping it might be a cat of some description and we spent some time trying to track down the noise. Rummaging through the vegetation by the side of the trail to shine our torches deeper into the undergrowth. We had no luck and back at the lodge we asked the local expert ...

... experience to monitoring caiman on the river where we are with tourist groups in boats powered by outboard motors. At the lake it is just us in our tiny boat in the dark, the only noise the water splashing around our paddles. It was a fantastic experience. Half way around the lake we stopped at the mammal colpas we had visited before. With the help of torches we managed to follow the trail we had previously cleared in the daylight. At the first colpa we set up a camera trap for ...

... used to as well and you have to walk in wellies here which isnt the most comfortable. On my first day I slipped up and went straight down in the mud and it has happened again since. it is as slippy as ice. Most of the time I end up so muddy anyway I may just as well roll around in it! The only slight concern is when I am carrying a machete to go and clear tree falls. Generally my sense of balance is on a par with that of direction so Iīm sure you can understand my trepidation ...

... we were supposed to be going for a walk to some lake but it was put off til 9 hopeing the rain would ease. This gave me a little more time to sort out my options. I needed a boat, but I am stuck here. I started asking the other staff where I could get a boat but all of a sudden no one spoke english. Daniel gave me two options, Pay the $300us or go to Puerto Maldonado and fight it out with the general manager, which would be a 7 hr round trip so a waste of another day. Then he ...

... the size of a small pig, 100lbs, 3 feet tall) during our boat ride. We were off to a good start. The main reason we picked this lodge over some of the others was that it has a specific program for children. Our kids have loved hearing about Ania, a young girl who lives in the rainforest and must warn others to take care of the environment. We had to find five different types of seeds, solve some clues and do some hikes to find a treasure ...

... a big mud hole to play in and a huge rope swing to jump into the river. I think our boat driver had too much coca leaves in his tea in the morning because we were hitting trees and banks everywhere. Needless to say it was an adventure. This wrapped up the major sites in Peru. Three more nights in Lima before saying our final good-bye and heading to Costa Rica on our way to Nicaragua. Time for beaches and volcanoes. Ciao

... we saw a troop of small capuchin monkeys pass right over our heads. There were around 30-50 of them, only the size of a puppy, swinging and jumping from the trees as they made their way away from the river to rest for the night. We were woken at 4am the next morning to get up and see the sun rise from the Tower, which was a really amazing moment. It was odd because we didnīt actually see the sun come up itself: one minute it was dark, the next minute it was light, which ...