Here´s what happened:
Day 1
We took a long dusty journey by jeep to one of the rivers, and then headed up to the lodge we were staying in. It is unbelieveable how much wild-life there is.
There was a guy called Bob on the tour who was an avid bird watcher, and gave us the background on everything we saw. (It´s just a shame I can´t remember everything he said).
That night we went on the boat to the Sunset Bar for a few cold ones, and ran out of petrol on the way back to the lodge, so the guide paddled us back while we watched the wildlife.
Day 2
Up the river for a walk to find snakes - we didn´t find any Anaconda´s, but we did find a cobra.
That afternoon we swam with Pink River Dolphins. They don´t come close to you, but you do get to see them quite close up.
That night at the Sunset Bar we were talking about how we´d just spent an hour in a river with Caymans, Alligators, Piranahas, Snakes, and other nasty stuff. Phew!
Day 3
An early morning fishing trip (we caught nothing), and then back down the river - with even more wildlife, and back to Rurre.
Having just read that, it sounds like we didn´t do much, but I still can´t believe how much wild life there was. The river was teaming with it: birds, cayman, capybura, pink river dolphins, monkeys...
I´ve never seen so many heron´s on one stretch of river. At home you see maybe one of two - but we saw one of two ever 15 minutes.
Really enjoyed it (another highlight :-)
Here´s a small selection of the photo´s I took - enjoy:
A sloth:
Getting ready to set off up the river:
A bird:
A cayman:
A heron:
Sunbathing turtles:
A green mamba - one bite and it´s good night:
A Capybara and friend:
Another type of bird:
A Capucciono Monkey - cute - isn´t he:
A quick drink:
A cobra:
What´re you looking at mate?
If I just had some tomato sauce - that guy with the camera´d make a nice snack:
Heading down stream:
The Sunset Bar - the best (read: only) place on the river:
A comorant:
Kingfishers:
Smile!!!
(And yes - I was really really close to it).
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