Today was another awesome day. We woke up early so we could climb up the tower at our lodge and do some bird watching. We saw some beautiful coloured parrots and a Tucan from close up! After the bird watching and breakfast we set out on a long paddle canoe ride. We went down a small river and to a … Continue reading →
Today was awesome! We started the day with an early morning canoe down the river before breakfast. We saw a few more monkeys and lots of birds again. After breakfast we got in the motorized canoe and went to visit the shaman of the Siona community who live down the river. Unfortunately the shaman wasn’t around today so we weren’t … Continue reading →
This morning we got up and started the. Day with a hike in the forest. We saw lots of insects and a few toads that have quite the ability to blend in! We also saw more macaws and two new species of monkeys up in the trees. Our guide told us lots about how all the flora interact with each … Continue reading →
Last night I had to catch the night bus to Lago Agrio which is a town further in the amazon and the starting point for our jungle tour. When we arrived in the morning we met our driver who took us 2 hours further by bus and then we met our guide and went another 2 hours by motorized canoe. … Continue reading →
The amazon is booked and we head out tonight to start a 5 day stay at a lodge tomorrow. It will take a 10 hour bus ride and 2 hour motorized canoe ride to get to the lodge and then day trips will be done from there. The plan is to return to Quito on Christmas eve day and then … Continue reading →