Heliconia

We took a fast speedboat from Leticia in Colombia into Brazil. It took us about 3 hours to get to the lodge. Because the river was high we could take shortcuts through the jungle as the jungle was flooded. This happens every year during the rainy season. ...

... rather glad Brendan was sitting by the window for the ride up, I would have freaked looking down. We checked into the Hotel Heliconia where we proceeded up the hill to our room which sports a balcony. Yeay! Everything here is about conservation, from the ...

So, the wild Amazon! We got into Iquitos and booked the trip to the Heliconia lodge. The trip included all food and water as well as a full list of activities, a jungle walk in the day and the night, a trip to a couple of villages, one that was with ...

Wednesday November ...

... before have I been in an airport with hot showers, a sauna, a pool, a poolside bar, a fitness center, a Cactus Garden, a Heliconia Garden, a Bamboo Garden, a Palm and Fern Garden, an Orchid Garden, Koi Ponds, a movie lounge and massage therapy. I guess ...

... up and headed off to join our new friends.  When we got there they gave us wicked crowns of red flowers made of hibiscus or heliconia, so we put them on and then had a blast with our new found friends.  It was a nice way to spend our final ...