Blogs from Amazon Rainforest, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America - page 7

Flying High and Bailing Out Boats I can’t believe that has been over a month now that I have been living in Cusco. I have had heaps of incredible experiences, and I have a few more to add to the list. April Fool’s Day this year was very special for me ~ not because someone pulled an amazing prank ~ but because I spent the day hurling myself off a cliff and flying high above Sacred Valley. Paragliding was one of the coolest things I have ever experienced in my life. It definitely bumped its way into top five….What are the coolest things I have ever done anyway? Hmm… Anywayyyys. Tuesday morning, Tara, Christina and I made our way into town and met with our pilot and his assistant. We drove for about forty five ... read more

Jenny: We flew to Puerto Maldonado the day after finishing the Inca Trail, a day to rest would have been a good idea, but the flights were cheaper this way. It was only 30 mins in the air, so before we knew it we were arriving at the tiny airport of Puerto Maldonado. We were met by someone from the tour company, and then had a bit of a waiting game, first at the airport, then at their offices and finally on the boat that was to take us to our lodge by the Madre de Dios river (this bit was really hot). It was about 45 mins on a long thin boat with a motor to take us along the fast flowing muddy river to the Tambo Londge, our home for the next 2 nights. ... read more

Thursday October 5th - The Jungle. Yesterday was spent relaxing in Cuzco, resting from the Inca Trail, repacking for the jungle and having a nice meal as a group at the Inca Grill. The food in Peru has been nothing short of spectacular. A wide choice, very tasty and ridiculously cheap. After the meal, Big Tony and me hit the local night club, full of young Peruvians salsa dancing. It was a great little place. Friday was an early start after a long night of yet more noisy neighbours. Once again, I had to get my clothes on and knock on next doors door to ask them to quieten down, which they did for about ten minutes. The second time I had to go I asked them to take their private party downstairs to the bar ... read more

22nd September Although we were afforded a relative lie in, we were woken by the dawn chorus, and breakfast was at 7.30am. We had picked to visit Gamitana Creek which is a waterway that flows into the Madre de Dios river. Packed lunch was provided, and we had a half hour boat trip to reach the mouth of the creek which was our starting point. We followed a really narrow trail for 3.5km, with palms and trees that overhung the trail. Our Guide led the way, machete in hand, to clear a path for us to follow her through the forest. The palms at the start were all those that produce varieties of the Bird of Paradise flower. This was our most challenging day so far, as the temperature was over 35 deg, and the trail ... read more

Hello everyone, thanks for the messages, just back from the Jungle where there was no Internet, so we will try and catch up. 20th September Another early start with the alrm going off at 5.30am. We had packed the majority of things the night before, but were ensuring we had all the items we needed as we would be leaving some of our luggage at the airport beofre heading off into the jungle. Our flight went via Cusco, before carrying on to Puerto Maldonado. As we flew into the airport, we got our first view of the jungle, and we landed at a small airstrip - proportedly an "International" airport with one runway and two baggage carosels! We were met in arrivals by representatvies from our Lodge, where we were shown to our transportation. This was ... read more