Wednesday, May 26
Our Wednesday started out with an early (6:30) breakfast of eggs, fresh fried buffalo cheese, lunch-meat, bread, and fresh juice. There were 7 other people at the Lodge when we arrived, and they were all at breakfast. Four were from Belgium, Two were birders (one Peruvian, one Gringo), and then one younger guy from Boston. After breakfast, we joined the birders and the Bostonian on an island trail-hike that was blazed the day before. The hike showed us what a young Amazon forest looks like, as the island had been created by the Amazon several years before. The hike took us through knee-deep ponds (very fun in calf length rubber boots) and through the jungle. We didn't see any wildlife on this hike, but got a very good idea of what we would be experiencing in the future.
After the hike, we trolled along the side of the island for a while, and caught a glimpse of the following:
Yellow Headed Caracara
Oran, Peru
Iguana
Oran, Peru
Young Sloth
Oran, Peru
We went back to the lodge, and relaxed in the hammock room while we were waiting for lunch. Our fellow guests were all packing up, so we had the hammock room all to ourselves. After lunch, the others left, and we were "alone" at the lodge with: Anthony (the owner), Edison (our english speaking tour guide), Randy (our indigenous tour guide), the cook, and the maid. We took an afternoon siesta in the hammock room (That thing is dangerous), then went out for an afternoon of sight-seeing by boat.
Amazon River
Oran, Peru
Amazonian Island
Oran, Peru
Oran, Peru
Gray Dolphin
Oran, Peru
Gray Dolphins
Oran, Peru
Amazon Bus
Oran, Peru
Amazon River
Oran, Peru
Dinner consisted of chicken with a peruvian seasoning, rice, yucca, veggies, and chicha (a juice made from purple corn). We were alone with Anthony for dinner, and got to update him on New York (his native state). After dinner, we took another boat ride to look for nocturnal animals, however we were skunked (figuratively). All that meant was that we had to be the wild life! We turned in around 9pm, and it started raining shortly thereafter, and rained all night.