Some other activities we did in cuya beno included the bird watching. More nature walks and also hunting for sloths and anacondas. Jorge would always say that you couldn't have expectations of seeing animals because we are in the jungle - not in a zoo. We were in cuya beno during the wet season which is not the best time for seeing wild life but at the same time it is more beautiful with more water and fuller lakes and there is also less Mosquitos when it is wet...

We were scheduled for an early rise the next morning which didn't eventuate due to rainy weather. We were going to go bird watching. The weather can turn at any second in the jungle so you always need to be prepared Jorge would explain to us. We chilled out a lot at the lodge. Even when not out exploring it was a place where you could just sit chill and soak in the surroundings. That afternoon Jorge took me and Andy for a trial run piranha fishing. We were in th...

Having selected a town name on a map at random my memory of our start point is a little hazy. I seem to think it was Iquitos. We arrived in the very wee hours of the morning and it was obvious straight away we were in the middle of nowhere , it was looking grim!! Found a place to sleep for a couple hours before getting on the hunt in the morning for how we would make into the amazon. We knew we were in a good start location for some tour groups but had our heart...

We ended up sharing a transfer to the next town out of montanita with an English girl named Jenny. She was cool and keen to delve into some action in banòs also. We arrived so early in the morning and it was a bit of a pain in the arse trying to find our hostel. We checked in early and caught up on some sleep. In the short time being in banòs I felt I achieved alot. Me and Andy hired a ATV buggey and went roaming around checking out waterfalls. Soo fun. Comp...

Classic night style border cross into Ecuador and if I remember correctly another security stop check made this bus ride pretty hard to get comfortable. Having had such an awesome time with Andy and Ben in mancora we were determined to keep the playa pad theme alive in montanita. Montanita is known as one of the worlds most infamous surf beaches and is a hot spot for many backpackers on the gringo trail! Pulling over at the main road a street or so back from th...