Topic: Peru
I felt a lot better and was able to start eating solids again. The transport on day 2 was by boat as there were no more roads. The boat was long with comfortable seats and a roof. When it rained, we covered ourselves with plastic sheets. We motored down the chocolate coloured river for most of the day with a few stops for walks to spot birds, monkeys and plants. It was mozzie hell. After just 10 minutes of the second hike, I could hear David going SLAP-OUCH all the time. I looked round to find him with a fat lip and a face that looked like bubble-wrap. Yes, he had been bitten to pieces. We borrowed some of Katherine's killer deet which seemed to do the trick.
Nicolas thinks he can talk to the animals. He whistled at them all the time in various tunes, it was really annoying plus they take no notice!
We got to the campsite just before dark and found that the lads had put our tents up for us on raised wooden platforms. The campsite is very rustic, i.e. rainwater shower and no electricity but it's very charming.
After dinner, we went out for a walk to look for tarantulas and found one! Yuck. Those things are huge and scary. It wasn't too far away from the campsite either! We just hoped that they were no good at zips.
Posted by jo mynard
at 12:01 AM
