I miss Isabela Island life terribly. Been difficult to sleep in Guayaquil, Lima and Iquitos with all the road noise.
Been in the jungle the past 3 days- nearly exactly like the blue arrow, except there are lots of things that can kill you. My guides took me on a few different trails and on a couple of occasions we were just bashing our way through the bush. They always knew where they were, and so did I, thanks to my GPS watch.
Seen four types of monkeys, a squirrel, poison dart frog, lots of other frogs, sloth, pink dolphin and grey dolphin, nice big gecko, lots of different birds, including the hoatin bird, parrots, macaws. May sound great, but without binoculars it was pretty crap. But the tame monkey made up for it. She would sit only on my lap, to the disgust of the other guest that was with us. Visited three villages and had breakfast with one family (they ate their food, I ate mine). The food at the lodge was fantastic. I still eat my two cups of rice with each meal, even if there is a choice...
I`m now in Lima and fly to Cusco tomorrow to start acclimatising for the run. It`s on later this week. I`m looking forward to the trip. Tonight I`m in a very flash hotel, had a BATH with lovely hot water (then washed my clothes in it! Ha!). A bit different from the rainforest lodge where there was no electricity.
Been in the jungle the past 3 days- nearly exactly like the blue arrow, except there are lots of things that can kill you. My guides took me on a few different trails and on a couple of occasions we were just bashing our way through the bush. They always knew where they were, and so did I, thanks to my GPS watch.
Seen four types of monkeys, a squirrel, poison dart frog, lots of other frogs, sloth, pink dolphin and grey dolphin, nice big gecko, lots of different birds, including the hoatin bird, parrots, macaws. May sound great, but without binoculars it was pretty crap. But the tame monkey made up for it. She would sit only on my lap, to the disgust of the other guest that was with us. Visited three villages and had breakfast with one family (they ate their food, I ate mine). The food at the lodge was fantastic. I still eat my two cups of rice with each meal, even if there is a choice...
I`m now in Lima and fly to Cusco tomorrow to start acclimatising for the run. It`s on later this week. I`m looking forward to the trip. Tonight I`m in a very flash hotel, had a BATH with lovely hot water (then washed my clothes in it! Ha!). A bit different from the rainforest lodge where there was no electricity.
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