Today was our first full day and it began super early at 5:30 for wake up. The weather was fabulous so we took the canoe out for bird watching.
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| Sunrise |
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| Canoe view |
We saw so many birds including my favorite bird which is brown/red with light green tipped wings. It may be a kingfisher but not sure. We saw all sorts of hawks and herons, ospreys and egrets, hoitzins and parrots... We saw a lizard in a tree, 3 toed sloth, squirrel monkey, another monkey - maybe howler, caiman and more. It was a great trip and we didn't get stuck in the waterways. I also really like the trees with intricate roots and the curtain of vines from some trees.
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| 3-toed sloth |
After our early morning trip we came back for breakfast and then headed out to visit a nearby village. It had a population of 200-300 and was the largest village in the area with a school that serves neighboring villages. We saw the kids taking the school boat. The town appeared mostly primitive but most people did have a satellite dish. We learned about many plants including a pod like cacao that makes a great refreshing drink (which we tried later) and supposedly great ice cream. We also visited Anna`s house where we learned more about the village people and met her dogs and Amazonian parrot. Along the way we saw festive parrots and a Scarlet macaw.
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| Festive Parrots |
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| Amazon Parrot |
After this was a great lunch and some free time. I spent some time chilling in the jacuzzi - literally the jacuzzi water was cold compared to the air and felt nice and cooling though the water was river water and silty brown.
Later in the afternoon we went piranha fishing in Janauca lake. We used bull hearts as bait. It took me a while and one broken line to figure it out but I finally caught a piranha. Fortunately the boat staff took it off the line for me. The ride back was majestic. The lake was peaceful and serene. The sun was no longer beating down on us and the breeze was refreshing. The sunset was stunning.
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| Fishing spot |
After dinner (no fish because while one of our cooks was trying to clean the piranhas she was injured) we went out for a night canoe trip. The lake was beautiful by moonlight. We saw a bunch of caimans - big ones, baby ones, and Hugo even caught a couple to show us. We saw a 3 toed sloth again, some nighthawks, a lizard in a tree and heard awesome night jungle noises - a chorus of frogs and cicadas with birds and crickets chirping in. The ride was very enjoyable and not at all scary, except for when we thought Hugo was going to get bitten by a caiman.
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| Sunset |
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| Caiman |
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