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Gali, SethWe flew to Rurrenabaque with Amazonas Airline on a small 17 passenger twin propeller plane. In the air we were all freaked out as the tail seemed to be swaying with the wind. To quote Dani, ¨I have honestly never been so terrified in my life.¨ Not to worry though, we got there and back safely! The landing strip in Rurre is grass so if there is any rain, all the flights for that day and the next are cancelled. Luckily, there was no rain while we were there. (We are traveling in the dry season) The ticket cost about $75 US each way. The other option is busing, everyone we met who bused there, flew back saying it was the scariest bus ride.
The town is very small but filled with restaurants and a few bars to hang out at. It is very pretty being sandwiched between forest covered mountains and the Beni River. There is also a great vibe. A really cool place to hang out and wind down for a bit. After arriving, we booked our pampas and jungle excursions, then spent the afternoon wandering around the town and relaxing at our hostel.
We slept at
El Lobo Hostel which is a little outside the center (3 minute walk). The hostel has one big pro and one big con. The pro is the view over the Beni and the beautiful sunset. The con is the windows are not covered so you risk being eaten alive by the mosquitoes. We took the chance, worth it for the one night but any more than that........
The next morning we departed on our Pampas Tour.
Great stories and pictures to come!
(If you are heading through Rurre, check out the Madidi Boat Tour (Booze Cruise). We met the owner on our way back to La Paz. He is a great guy! Worth supporting!)
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jgrunbaum
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whose afraid of spiders
yeah gali, you have overcome your fear of spiders, no more running downstairs to kill a spider in gali's bathroom or bedroom. loved the pictures