Blogs from Rurrenabaque, Beni Department, Bolivia, South America - page 20

We travelled to Rurrenabaque, Bolivia in a tiny 16 seater airplane.... with a crash history to boot. However we landed safely on a dirt runway in the jungle area after a fantastic view of the snow capped Andies. It was quite different then the rest of the country, stinking hot and humid and in the 35deg heat we were still dressed in our warm clothes needed for the cold, high altitude climate we had just left.... so we set off in search of accomodation so we could change. We then went in search of good food, which we thought may be hard after passing only the normal touristy pizza/pasta joints. However, just around the corner, away from the other places we found Casa del Campo. Paul had just fallen sick, so a decent helping of fresh ... read more

Von La Paz gings dann 18 Stunden im Bus über Nacht und Schotterweg nach Rurrenabaque.. leider konnten wir nicht fliegen, da es einige Tage geregnet hatte und die Landebahn in Rurre nur eine große Wiese ist.. Dort angekommen haben wir uns direkt auf die Moto-Taxis gesetzt und sind zum Mirador gefahren... Total schön, ein Pool mit Sonnenstühlen, Hängematten und ner Bar mit Blick über Rurre und den Beni.. und ma wieder normaler Musik und vernünftigen Cocktails für 1,50€.. was will man mehr.. genau das richtige zum entspannen.. Schon in la Paz hatten wir unseren 2-Tages-Jungle und 3-Tages-Pampa-Trip für den nächsten Tag gebucht. Der Jungle stellte sich als Pleite heraus, da wir eigentlich in den Madidi-Nationalpark wollten, tatsächlich aber nur in einem Stück Jungel in der Nähe eines kleinen Stammes waren.. Wir haben versucht das beste draus ... read more

We learnt that if you want to put a crocodile to sleep you lay it on its back and stroke its tummy and very quickly it will be fast asleep! We saw it for ourselves. Our little croc, named Rambo 2 (since our guide was Rambo 1) was fast asleep within seconds, dead still with its legs sprawled out. I wondered if we had killed it, but then our guide called out to little Rambo 2 and woke him from his slumber and he was all wriggly. So there you go!... when you are chased by a crocodile a great defense tactic is to put it to sleep. Though it would probably be a good idea to take into account the size of the croc when you undertake this manoeuvre. We spent three days in the ... read more

Bussimatka Trinidadista Rurreen kestikin vain vajaat 18 tuntia. Eipa tuntunut paljoa missaan...tai no ehka vahan. Matkalla oli kolme joen ylitysta, joita varten viiden tahden bussimme lastattiin huteran oloisiin puulauttoihin, joita kuljetettiin sitten peramoottorin voimin joen ylitse. Itse tie oli kuoppainen ja polyinen koska paallystetta ei naille kulmille ole viela saatu laitettua. Jopa bussin tavaratilassa olleet rinkat olivat aivan polyn peitossa - Katjalla hiekkaa loytyi myos rinkan sisalta. Bussi saapui Rurrenabaqueen aamulla varhain, eika taalla olleet mitkaan paikat viela auki. Parin majapaikan ovella kaytiin kolkuttelemassa ennen kuin paadyttiin vaatimattomaan, mutta rauhalliseen Bella Vistaan. Yhdessa meidan kanssa sinne tuli myos ruotsalainen heppu, joka on kiertanyt Etela-Amerikkaa jo yhdeksan kuukauden ajan. Rurre on suosittu paikka aloittaa retki pampalle tai viida... read more

The bus ride to La Paz from Copacabana is quite an experience. Half way through the journey everyone has to leave the bus to get a boat across a narrow straight of Lake Titicaca while the bus gets on its own boat. The buses boat however isn’t very stable at all and more than once we watched as it tipped all over the place threatening to shed its load and all our stuff with it! Once on the other side however we jumped back on and carried on our merry way. The approach to La Paz is equally as unforgettable; the bus rises over a lip of a canyon revealing an incredible view of the city sprawled all over the floor and rising up the sides, with the snow capped peak of Illimani dominating the background. ... read more