Hi everyone! I am back with another blog post for you today about our coming to the Amazon and our uninteresting first day! So first of all, once we woke up, we got dressed and after getting packed up, we got in a cab and drove to the airport. Once we got there, there was a mishap with my ticket, but everything worked out fine and then we flew to La Paz. Once we got there, I ate more of that delicious chocolate cake that we had last time and after waiting for four more hours, we flew to a town in the Amazon that I don’t know the name of. We then went to a boutique hotel where after chilling for a few hours, we went to have a delicious dinner of chicken and mushrooms and then we celebrated our last peaceful day before the ultimate test of the Amazon.
Hello everyone. I am back today with another super duper awesome blog post for you about our very first day of trekking in the Amazon jungle! So first of all, after waking up early in the morning and having bread for breakfast, we got in a cab with our guide, Auralio, and drove to the docks. Once we got there, we got on a boat and then sailed to our next location. On the way, we saw very cool animals including oddly colored butterflies and even yellow and blue macaws! They were so pretty and once we got to land, we saw a funny little pig called Roberto that greeted us by rubbing against our legs! Once we got to where we would be staying, we waited in our rooms for a while and then we went out to explore the Amazon! We first passed by a lot of fallen trees and although we were eaten by mosquitoes, we saw a lot of cool animals such as red and blue macaws and I even got to cut bamboo with a machete! It is actually a balanced weapon and later we even saw a tarantula! It was absolutely humongous and there were spiders hanging everywhere. We also saw lots of leaf-cutter ants that were taking leaves to feed fungus so they could eat it. It was very interesting to see and after having a delicious lunch, we waited for a few more hours before going on our night tour. On our night tour, we didn’t see as many animals but we did see a lot of cool formations from plants. It was a very cool day and I hope that tomorrow will be just as fun and cool.
Hello everyone! I am back with another blog post for you today about our awesome sightseeing and my near-death experience that was very scary. Once we woke up, we ate a delightful breakfast and had a banana dessert with chocolate on it. It was so good and after that, we left to explore some more wonders that the jungle concealed. As we passed through the jungle, we saw different kinds of animals, but the most splendid thing we saw was a colony of red macaws nesting in caves! They flew around to show their feathers and they were so beautiful and warm to look at. After that, we went to a boat where we planned to go tubing in the Amazon river. We put on swimsuits, got into giant tubes, and then floated down the river while the water carried us. It was all fun except for one tiny thing: we deeply underestimated how strong the current was and that got me stuck in a log jam. It was a frightening experience because the water kept pushing me into all these sharp sticks and I had to push on a stick to prevent me from going under. I fought for my survival against the raging current for what felt like five minutes and the boat arrived just in time to save me just as the water began to drown me. Before I nearly drowned or got crushed, Ella had the same problem I did and unlike me, she got deep bruises and lost her bathing suit. I only got a medium scratch on my leg that bled like crazy and sore arms from pushing for survival for so long. Once we safely got back to the lodge and had lunch, we rested for a few hours and then we took an evening walk to spot an Ancona. While we were waking, an unexpected visitor followed us around: Roberto the pig! He was as excited and mischievous as usual and rolled around in the mud while he followed us around. He also snuggled us like he did on the first day and reminded me of an awful lot of Trixie. Speaking of which, today is her birthday!!! Be sure to celebrate it and give my eight-year-old dog the best of wishes! A few hours later, we had dinner and then took a night tour where we yet again looked for snakes. Although we didn’t see any, we did see a giant bamboo rat and then we also saw a Caiman and what looked like an ocelot! They were very scary and then we went to sleep glad that we saw so many cool things and that I was not an amputated corpse at the bottom of a log jam on.
Hi everybody! I am back today with another super duper awesome blog post for you about our first boat tour of the Amazon river and how we were constantly ambushed by mosquitos. Once we woke up and then ate our breakfast, we packed up the remainder of our things and prepared to leave our lodge. The saddest part of leaving though was that we had to say goodbye to Roberto and as we left, he sadly looked at us as we left. I will miss him very much and he was a fun pig to have around. Once we got on the boat, we sailed for two and a half hours until reaching the first town in the Amazon we went to where we waited for an hour until a cab was ready for us. Once there was a can available, we drove for three hours and on the way, we even saw a sloth! Once we stopped, we arrived in a swamp-like habitat and we took a short three-minute boat ride to our new lodge. Once we got there, we had a refreshing lunch and then we put on our swimsuits and went on our first boat tour. As we drove around, we saw many unique animals including a funny looking bird that was like a chicken-eagle with a Mohawk and we even got to see pink dolphins! They were very odd looking, but once we got in the water we swam with them and I even touched once! It was truly majestic and after swimming with them, we saw two monkeys cleaning each other! A few hours later, we had dinner and then went on our night tour where we were immediately eaten alive by mosquitos. Seriously, they were everywhere and I got about twenty bites. We then parked our boat on land and saw a bunch of cute frogs! We last searched for snakes and although we didn’t any, we did find a Great Horned Owl watching us and it was cool because they are my favorite owl species! We then sailed back to the lodge due to all the mosquitoes that attacked us and then we went to sleep excited to travel tomorrow!
Hi everyone! I am back today with another super duper awesome blog post for you about our last day in the Amazon Rainforest and what we did there. So to start off our awesome last day, we woke up in the morning and then sailed to an abandoned lodge! I love abandoned places because I get to explore and collect new objects, so when we arrived there I was totally hyped and was ready to start exploring. The place had been abandoned for around a decade and it was exactly like our current lodge, which made things even creepier. We didn’t stick around long though because we were searching the woods for anacondas and we passed by an abandoned ranch, which was also very cool. We then approached a lagoon where we waded for half an hour searching for snakes but didn’t find any. We then went back to the lodge, had lunch, and after a few hours of rest, we sailed to where we swam with dolphins the day before. The dolphins, although they were there, didn’t touch us except for one that snuggled with Ella! I felt a little jealous, but then we went piranha fishing and she got four fish! I didn’t get any fish, but Troy got one, and Auralio caught fourteen! It was an impressive day, but I felt really sorry for all of the fish. I can’t stand the sight of them suffocating in front of me and after that, we went fishing for catfish but didn’t catch any. Once we got back to the lodge, we rested for a few hours and then ate the piranhas we caught that day, which was pretty awkward for me. I got to keep the jaw of one of them and its teeth are so sharp. We then took our boat, Caracole III, back to the abandoned lodge and finally explored the place. We also saw very cool animals like porcupine and two monkeys, which was very awesome! We then explored the abandoned shacks and when we went back to the abandoned main cabin, we saw an abandoned pool table and I got stung by a wasp. It wasn’t serious, but after that, we went back to the lodge and slept our last night in the jungle.
Hello everyone. I am back today with another super duper awesome blog post for you about our final day here in the Amazon and how it was awesome. So first of all, we woke up at five twenty in the morning to the sound of pouring rain outside our cabin that made the atmosphere very eerie. Once we were finally able to get out of the cabin, we went to the boat and then went in pursuit of finding yellow squirrel monkeys, which are tiny monkeys that look very cute. To our great luck, we actually found a gigantic colony of them in a tree waiting to be fed. They looked so cute and they were so tiny that I wanted to pick them up and snuggle them! We fed them some bananas and they scampered all over us! Once we left them, we decided to look for anacondas one last time at the abandoned lodge, although we didn’t find any. We then had a nice lunch and then we all got onto a boat and sailed away from our lodge. We arrived at a car and after a heartwarming goodbye to Auralio, we drove for two hours until reaching the city. Once we got there, we rested for a few hours and then we had a nice chicken dinner with an Oreo cake. I am so excited to get back to civilization, although I will miss the Amazon greatly. It was a wonderful experience.
