Saturday, November 25, 2017: We got up at 5 am, which isn’t so hard when you go to bed at 9:30 pm (something I should perhaps try at home). This was the view from our room at that hour: The…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Finca las Piedras
Friday, November 24, 2017 The best part of the jungle for me was lying in bed and listening to the amazing jungle noises. This morning before dawn I could hear a troop of monkeys to my left as I lay…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Thanksgiving at Tambopata Ecolodge
Thursday, November 23, 2017. Not your typical Thanksgiving! We woke up at about 4 am to a torrential thunderstorm. The rain was blowing in sideways, drenching the bed and almost hitting all the electronic devices that were on a table…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Oxbow Lake
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 In the jungle you have to get going early in the morning to miss some of the heat. Breakfast was at 6 am, and by 6:30 we were headed back to the river.Mom very happy to…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Tambopata Ecolodge
Tuesday, November 21, 2017: This was the day we would see David! After 5 months — the longest I’ve ever gone without seeing one of my kids — my mom hormones were raging. I got up early and, after a…