https://youtu.be/mbVMiy-JdRs Travel to Jardin!?  So many conflicting answers.  So I did the only thing that made sense:  Start!  I got the earliest bus to La Pintada.  Early gives more options.  And I was told that there is a 6:00 am

Coffee on the plaza after a morning of exploring.  I walked into a different part of the village while it was cool.  I found the tiny bus office.  If I extended my arms, I would touch both walls! No one

It’s quite nice being here.  Unlike the coast, everything is no longer damp and smelly!  The air is fresh and crisp.  Temperatures are cool.  There is little humidity.  They did my laundry this morning so I have clean dry clothes.

` Complicated evolved into perfection!  With a lot of patience mixed in!!  Go with the flow, things work out!  The schedules for getting here were complicated.  And unreliable,  Published list of available tours may or may not be available  And

I’ve traveled for decades.  In the 80’s, the primary resource was travel guides.  I read then that by the time information had been collected, written, edited, and published into a book, it was likely 2-3 years old!  However, it was

Whale season on the Pacific Coast of Colombia! A year ago, I became inspired to return to the Amazon.  It has changed a lot since I was there around 1997.  My memories of it were awesome.  Now, more experienced, I

The beginning A couple decades ago, I saw boats going up the Amazon…slowly!  I noticed the upper deck being open sided with hammocks swaying as the boat moved up the current.  I thought that would be a nice experience.  I’ll

I arrived in Colombia at Leticia after 36 hours on this slow boat coming down the Amazon from Peru. I found a great place to stay there and really enjoyed relaxing and recovering for several nights. From there, traveled to

I returned to Iquitos from the Amazon adventure yesterday. This is the view from my room this morning.  What you don’t see is the comfort of the air condition and the hot water in the shower! Beautiful view in the

Morning test from Iquitos! Hello! I’m on my last full day at Iquitos. I’ll re-organize my pack, buy a few snacks to take along, and just relax and enjoy enjoying my day. It rained heavily last night. I got back

Amazon nature adventure!  Preparing to load up the canoe and head out!  It’s a traditional wood canoe paddled from the front!   Achilles built a shallow wood platform to keep gear above water in the canoe. With the rain, he