I have a few posts, but in no particular order.
A couple of weeks ago, Nina and Papa came to visit. Steve and I left the kids at home and took my parents to Iquitos to experience the jungle. Honestly, you could spend weeks there just exploring. Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip.
This first photo is to give you a frame of reference. This is a photo of a Catholic church in Belen in October...
and here is the same church 4 months later. The water had risen about 25 feet since the last time that we were there.
The following photos are from our time at Ceiba Tops.
Nina and Papa under the Ceiba Top Tree
Leaf Frog
The strangest beehive that I have ever seen
A butterfly with an eye marking on each wing to ward off predators.
Late night tarantula hunting. I would not want to find him under my covers...
Papa and the deer
No matter where you take the guy, he always catches the most fish - even with a homemade pole.
Steve kising a baby anaconda. Oh boy, he (the snake) was mad.
Wild male sloth who tried to pee all over Papa. Apparently, sloths only come down from the trees when the need to relieve themselves. We found that to be a true observation.
Chillin' on the Amazon
Papa surprised us with a trip in the float plane. It was A.W.E.S.O.M.E. My mom completely disagrees. :)
Cool aerial photo from the plane.
Our guide called this the local McDonalds. This was at a port only used to transport good inland to the nearby village. If you look closely, you can see balls of rice and chicken wrapped in banana leaves.
Skewered and grilled chicken parts.
Bring new meaning to "Bucket Chicken"
Adorable girl from the Yagua Village
and her mom preparing lunch.
This one liked me. Later he tried to steal my glasses.
Steve was obviously missing the kids, so he found himself a monkey to play with instead.
This just can't be real. :)
Afternoon bird came for a snack every afternoon in the hammock house
Commuter boat. I just love how rustic and primitive the Amazon really is.
With 4 days of great weather, the rain clouds began to approach as we headed to the aiport. Perfect ending to a great trip!
