Upon arriving in Lima at 12:30am, we had to pass time until our 8am flight to Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon. Napping intermittently in an airport coffee shop, we waited until we could check in for our flight, which was then delayed due to weather. When we finally got off the ground, it was after 9:30am. Upon landing in Iquitos, it was clear from the weather that we were in a different part of Peru. The warmth and humidity was no oppressive, but actually felt g...

Feeling tired. (That's Reilly. Girl of many words! Our flight to Iquitos is currently delayed due to..rain. So lesson one...getting cash: the ATM asks "dollars or soles" (Nuevo soles are the Peruvian currency). I choose dollars so I know how many I'm withdrawing, thinking the ATM will give me $100 in the local currency. Out pops five twenty dollar bills! Grrr...now I have MORE dollars and I have to pay to change them over to soles. Fun.

Today we traveled into the Amazon with our trusty guide Larry leading the way. When we landed in Iquitos late (the flight was delayed) we rode the tuk-tuk to our next stop, a cab. The tuk-tuk was a cart attached to a motorcycle. It was actually exciting riding in the tuk-tuk for the first time because everyone else did too. Everyone who lives in Iquitos travels by tuk-tuks, buses, and motorcycles and there's really no traffic law. All of these bikes end up g...