Day 2: Yagua Village

October 6-10, 2014 Spring Break

Day 2 started of with an 8:30 boat ride down the river to hike and visit an indigenous tribe called the Yagua.

Gorgeous Lilly Pads

Graham with a Macaw

Tamarin monkeys could be spotted everywhere.

Hanging out in the hammock house before we hike to the Yagua village.

Into the jungle we go...

Yagua

Layne dancing with the Yagua.

Bryce

Russell

Graham

Demonstrating the dart arrows

Willie was able to spot these tiny frogs in the jungle!

Poison arrow dart frog

A quick Pisco sour before we head back to the boat.

 The best way to top off the day is an afternoon cooling off in the pool!

Welcome to the Jungle: The Amazon~ Iquitos, Peru Day 1

October 6 - October 10, 2014 Spring Break

We have been planning this trip to Iquitos, Peru for months and months.  My cousins, Patty and Russell, came from the US to join us on the trip to the Amazon.  5 days in the jungle proved to be an adventure with a little bit of relaxation at the end of each day. 

Before heading off to the Amazon we spent a few hours in Miraflores showing Patty and Russell the views of the cliffs and the ocean.  We were very lucky that it was a sunny day!

My cousins, Russell and Patty.  The kids thought it was amazing that a brother and sister would travel together as adults.  They could not imagine going on vacation together as adults by their own choice! 

We headed off to the airport for a quick plane ride to Iquitos, Peru.  Leaving the cool weather in Lima for the hot weather in the Amazon was a nice change of pace...that is until the sweat started dripping.

Clouds over the jungle

 We spent our first afternoon on a hike to the Cieba tree also known as a Kapok tree.  Our guide, Willie, was amazing.  He was so knowledgeable and very good at spotting wildlife in the jungle.

Kids in front of the Ceiba tree.  I could not get a full picture with the tree because it was so tall.

At the base of the tree