Well it was an early morning. We got up at 6 hoping to have enough time to inhale breakfast at 7, and then leave at 715. Which would have been all good, except that breakfast was't ready to go at 7 and we still left on time at 715.
The Peruvians have an interesting schedule. Everything starts late. Breakfast is simple (bread and marmalade), which means second breakfast is a must, especially since lunch isn't until 2pm. Then dinner is around 7-8. Schedules? Schedules are a guideline, not a structure to follow or something to design a spreadsheet after. And when they tell you 20 minutes, they mean 40 or maybe an hour, or maybe more. It all works out though, the only reason I'm wearing a watch is because Darren looks like a girl wearing it. Ali (our guide) has let us know that the key to enjoying Peru is to be flexible, so flexible we are.
So, off we went to catch our bus to the airport, where we all checked in, sorted out some missing luggage and got on our way. Well it turned out that on our way was not our usual back of the plane where no one will see us. Somehow, Darren, myself, and the "Jones's" all ended up in first class. I felt bad for our friends back in row 13, but for the first time I actually felt like I was on my honeymoon. We drank champagne, had lots of key room, pillows, and an amazing lunch. I felt under dressed and a little out of place but appreciated the experience none the less.
After arriving in Maldonaldo we hopped on a bus to the Rainforest Project Office. Here we unpacked and repacked for our 2 day Amazon trip. We had a few guests while we packed. A big black monkey curled up in the lap of one of the guests and tried to schmooze their orange juice out of them. They are ballsy and so cute!
A bus ride, a boat ride down the Amazon, and here we were. Not sure what we were expecting, but it wasn't this. When they described our beds using the word "mattress" I totally expected a roll out foamy on the floor. Well that was an understatement.
Our room is beautiful. I can barely describe it. The far wall is completely open (to help you stay better connected with nature), working back into the room is a hammock (SCORE!), then our beautiful bed. The room is amazing, words cannot express how out of this world this room is. It reminds me of something out of a movie.
Because we were behind schedule, it got too dark before we were able to go to the "tower", so we just hung out, basked in the glory of this beautiful and had a few drinks before dinner. While we were waiting, we spotted a few monkeys and a capibara. The capibara was adoreable. It looked like a piglet with a long nose.
So tomorrow, it's a 4am wakeup. We're going piraña fishing and a little more animal sighting, then a frightening though exciting nigh walk!
Wish us luck!
No comments:
Post a Comment