http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Ecuador , East , Misahualli en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:46 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:46 +0000 Day 24 The jungles of Tena Day 6Today was our offfun day. After another good breakfast we all went down to the boats and headed to the Amazon Rescue Center. After hearing the rulles and grabbing a nice cold Coke we were escorted around the center. We saw several different varities of birds including macaws parrots and tucans. We also saw a caiman a sort of alligator turtles an oscelot http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-737695.html so in the last couple of days Jana and I have really learned what hard work is I'd say the nice days in school are over. The kids have an attention span of a fly and do not participate at all leave the room play ball bash each others heads it seems everything is more interesting than the lessoni mean ok I understand but still they only have 4 hours of school a day if that so I feel tha http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-588691.html A lot has happened since the last update. For example just like in Rio we too have had carnival. Suchipakari Lodge was booked out for the carnival weekend and we had to help out lots. It was a lot of work but we dont mind cause we met a lot of very nice people and the Morales family was here again the owners who are all super friendly. Unfortunately my beloved Pedro had to be put down http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-586722.html Hello altogetherBy now I think it is time for my first entry into this blog. Particularly because I can only be online once a week twice if Im lucky. After hanging out in Quito for a while which was pretty chilly only 8 Degrees at times we ventured 5 hours into the country towards Brazil crossed the Andes and arrived in our temporary home The Suchipakari Lodge an hour away from Ten http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-582243.html VOLUNTEER WEEK The day starts off with usually eggs and rolls although one morning we had cold potato chips. At 800am we board the dugout canoe and take a pleasant 15 minute ride to our location of Puka Urku the village we will be working in. Our mission for the week was to build bathrooms for the villages houses. DAY ONE My job this morning was Education. When we arrived we were given toot http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-558998.html Hey EveryoneHere is the first group of pictures from when we left Quito on Nov 14th LoveRandi and Quinnps... its going slow so it may take a lot of separate down loads.... but you will see everything before wed xo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-549589.html Hey EveryoneWe just wanted to let you all know that the amazon was absolutly amazing We will be posting pics within a couple days and we will give little comments so you know what your looking at Right know we are in Banos a beatiful litttle town beside a volcano and waterfall..... we will send pics of here tooWe Will be in touch soon missing everyoneLove youRandi and QuinnPS.... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-548632.html Napo Misahualli http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-512376.html We left Papallacta in the direction of Tena. We had had enough of mountains and high altitude as I Ram realised that my lungs cannot really aclimatize to the altitude. We thought that a change in direction and a detour of the Andes via Tena and then to continue back up to Baos would be a good idea. Liz didnt resist even though she really wanted to take the horse ride trip around Co http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-458701.html Partenza venerd per Tena e poi Misahuall finalmente anche se per poco.Caldo sudore scimmie vegetazione uccelli farfalle e .... il fiume i fiumiCamminata nella giungla barca sul rio Napo di qui in meno di 15 giorni si arriva a Iquitos rio amazonas solo almeno per un po' ai piedi di una cascata nella selva.Belle chiacchierateHasta pronto Amazona http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-409233.html Ola everyoneJust got back from spending a few days in the Amazon Jungle which was so much fun even if it was really hot and I got seriously mugged by mozzies and sandflies.After leaving Banos in Ecuador we headed up to Misahualli and checked into the pink elephant which is a ugly hotel that's painted hot pink There's nothing to do in Misahualli except swim in the river and watch the monke http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-317687.html Well who would of thought rain in the rainforest We got absolutely soaked during our three night two day stay near Misahualli in the Amazon jungle. We still made the most of the experience and were pleased for the wellies and ponchos we were given when we arrived. I still managed to get covered in mud though and am not sure if my clothes will recover. We saw a few animals and bugs that w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-290126.html Misahualli is pleasantly located at the congruence of the rivers Misahualli and Napo and is a gateway to Amazonia. From this sleepy 700soul village one can go on hikes into the jungle on boat trips on the Napo river visit jungle lodges or even take a 12day boat trip down to Iquitos in Peru. If I had endless time I would be very much tempted to do it...But alas it is not so...I stayed in the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-289739.html Having left the jungle we took a bus from Lago Agrio to a town called Tena arriving in the middle of the night around 3 am on the 1st of June. Not having a clue where to go we jumped into a taxi and asked him to take us to a hotel nearby which luckily turned out to be a nice place. The next day we went to a nearby jungle town Misahualli hoping to check out a Mariposario Butterfly Farm. Unfort http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-283534.html I headed out of town today to a small place called Misahualli. It was a alright place but a bit small for my liking I sat on the beach on the side of the river for a while and watched the monkeys. In the afternoon I caught a bus and headed to a waterfall. It was really cool as you had to walk through some rainforest for about an hour and then you reached the waterfall. It wasn't massive but very http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-259401.html Hi all One of the reasons for us visiting ecuador was to visit the Amazon. After trying unsuccesfully to book a tour we headed to a small town called Misahualli in the hope of finally getting a tour. The small town of Misahualli is also famous for a group of monkeys that live in the town square. Many people have told us that the monkeys are crazy and real trouble makers however we had to see for http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-146924.html La conscience environementale mot inconnueDans la bus ou a pied on voit des choses vraiment pas beau a voir Ta une pancarte dans un parc qui est marque Pas jeter de dechet amande 5000. Tu regarde a cote cest juste sa que tu voie. Tu te promene dans la rue tu voie le monde finir nimporte quoi que se soit et le jeter a terre apres. Tu fini une bouteille de coke tu fais quoi Tu la http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-80378.html Que dire sur se magnifique bout de terre la... maudit que cest denseSa resemble un peu a nos forest en beaucoup plus dense pas les memes arbres pas les memes plantes pas les memes insectes plus chaud plus humide ta aucune chance de marcher si tu suis pas le sentier aucune plaine beaucoup de colines et ya des fourmies qui goute le citron Dans le fond sa resemble pas a nos forest mais http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/East/Misahualli/blog-80376.html