Day 34:- We crossed the Bolivian border following the night train and a breakfast offering of a mustard sandwich?!? We stocked up before heading to the Pantanal, a wetland in Brazil which is teeming with wildlife. On the way to our lodge we observed a fair few animals, mainly birds such as Carcara, egret, ibis, toucans and rose spoonbills. However we did also see plenty of caimans and nearly ran over an armadillo (smooth on the inside and crunchy on the outside!). Our lodge was situated by a caiman infested lake in the middle of nowhere and our sleeping quarters comprised of a domitary with hammocks. After a lunch of spaghetti, rice, beans and sweet potato (how many carbs can you have in one meal???) we went to explore our surrounds with Alex, a tour guide
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