Day 5 in the Amazon - Doing the Hokey Pokey & Eating Grubs!
I take a few pictures around the lodge this morning of the landscaping, and also our view from the lodge balcony. We have watched monkeys down below and also large rodents called black agouti. When we arrive at the boat dock, some flying furry natives, bats, were having a good snooze in the rafters, and it was a good time to make sure we remember our memories! Another trip on the river to a local village of about 30 residents, Flor del Pantano, which is inhabited by the indigenous Kichwa people. We spend part of the first hour in the jungle looking for new discoveries… finger bananas, and hey, I have one of these in my kitchen! Abel discovers a prize! There is a sloth sleeping in a tree! He is camouflaged and looks like a dark blop in the canopy. I wasn’t sure it really was a sloth until I confirmed it myself with the spotting scope and saw his shaggy fur. Sloths are difficult to find so this was a big pl...