Monthly Archives: June 2013

Day 167 – Animal Kingdom rules

ast day in the pampas and one more trip up the river. Highlights were seeing adorable spider monkeys, a black caiman and a family of capybaras and lots of birdlife. What a great 3 days and met great people on … Continue reading

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Day 166pm – Pirana fishing

A trip to the amazon wouldn’t be the same without pira

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Day 166am – Searching for Anacondas

A challenging morning for the Nobbies -sweating it out in high humidity, trudging through long savanna grasses and up to our knees in swampy mud searching for the mighty anaconda snake. No gumboots fitted Ben so he had no choice … Continue reading

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Day 165 – All creatures great and small

back to back tours from the jungle now for a 3 day trip to the lower Bolivian amazon called The Pampas. Rough three hour drive to get to Rio Yacuma (needed a sports bra). But we have four other fantastic … Continue reading

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Day 164 – Ben vs Wild Boar

Nobbies last day in the jungle but not without a morning trek. This time we hear loud grunting and realise we are way too close to a group of wild boar. At least 30 and I scout for the closest … Continue reading

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Day 163 – The creepy and the crawly

Another 4 hour morning trek only this time I start to look down after seeing our first snake! Eeek! Then after a refreshing inner tube ride back down the river (no crocs). A night walk with our headlamps shows the … Continue reading

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Day 162 – Jungle trek and Hammock time

ust a small early morning trek of 4 hours through the thick jungle. Strangler vines, high canopy trees, spotting monkeys and macaw parrots. A challenge taking photos with low light and high humidity causing our lens to fog. Nobbies needed … Continue reading

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Day 161 – In the jungle the mighty jungle,

Nobbies are on their 1st day of 4 to the jungle on a 3 hour longboat to the lodge. We can’t stop singing the lion king song ‘In the Jungle..’ Only no lions here but told there is puma stalking. … Continue reading

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Day 160 – Welcome to Rurrenabque from -2C to 26C

Nobbies head north on a 25min flight from -2c in La Paz to 26c to Rurrenabque, the lower Bolivian Amazon region. After 2 months of wearing 3 or more layers so nice to thaw out and to finally see the … Continue reading

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Day 159 – Lovely ladies of La Paz

Daily life for the lovely ladies in central La Paz. Though such a one colour city with the use of just orange bricks down on the streets are vibrant and full of colour with markets and street vendors selling almost … Continue reading

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