Geo: -1.37865, -75.8716Life in the jungle is simple - especially when we are being looked after so well at the Napo Wildlife Centre and our mission is to see wildlife. During lunch one day, Ryan - the visiting filmmaker - excitedly pointed out the river otters fishing in the lake while a 15-foot long caiman hovered around looking awfully hungry.A visit to two local clay licks demonstrated a frenzy of hundreds of parrot and parakeets scrambling to ingest clay (that helps them to process the toxins from the seeds they eat) while not getting eaten themselves by any number of predators. The scenes were fascinating. Our evening canoe to see more otters and, once dark, the shimmering red eyes of the baby caimen was beyond description.We were fortunate during our Amazon stay - we saw 7 ... read more

Geo: -0.759999, -90.33Well, we sure hope we don't get behind in our blog entries too often because trying to remember all that has happened during these action-packed days becomes difficult for a couple of old fogies like us!We spent our last few days in Galapagos piling one experience upon another including kayaking and our last hours on Isla Isabella snorkelling amongst a large group of 30 or so sea turtles. The water was a touch warmer (although still not warm) which made it that much more enjoyable. We packed up our gear, took a boat over to another part of the harbour and walked a trail of lava rock with more iguanas, sea lions and white tipped sharks than you could imagine seeing in one place.After lunch, our group of 16 loaded into our boat which ... read more

Geo: -1.05463, -91.0107Wow! We have had a very exciting few days getting to and around the Galapagos Islands. We are enjoying the 14 other Intrepid tour 'mates' who come from England, Ireland, USA, New Zealand & Canada - all part of the wildlife. Early on Sunday morning we made our way to the airport and had an uneventful flight to Isla San Cristobel. Our first experience with the wildlife was a walk along the boardwalk of the sleepy town. There were sea lions lounging around everywhere - on park benches, on the sidewalk, in the park - blissfully napping on the sunny Sunday afternoon. We also went on an exhilarating bike ride from up in the highlands all the way down to the beach where we swam and saw more sea lions.Monday was mostly snorkelling. The ... read more

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