The second day in the Jungle was filled with laughs and great animal sightings. We woke at six for a two hour hunt for animals during their morning routine. We were only thirty minutes into our search when our head guide Pedro spotted a sloth. How he managed to see the sloth sixty feet in a dense tree I do not know. We quickly went to the tree and our other guide Lorenzo immediately began chopping the tree down. We were all felt a bit guilty because the tree was ...

As the sun rose over the jungle sprawl all five of us packed into a taxi and head towards Nauta to catch our boat. After thirteen minutes of provisioning in Nauta out guide Pedro and his help Juan steered us off into the direction of the jungle. The boat ride took about three hours which landed us in a small indigenous village named Buenos Aires. We ate lunch amongst the village people and we got to meet the school teacher. She was very friendly and passionate ab...

After the long 4 day boat trip on Henry 7 we land on Iquitos. Iquitos is the last city before one enters the jungle and it's and it's relaxed nature was a certain side affect of it's seclusion from the world. From the minute we all hit the muddy ground at port the pestering began. Mototaxi drivers attacking from every angle each one low balling the other. We all decided to go with the two men who approached us first, sometimes it's easiest that way, instead of tr...

Patience is a virtue and beginning on this boat has given me the opportunity to be very virtues. Day three and four gave gone more less like those before it with three gruel like meals a day and many stops at little villages along the river. I have to say that if it wasn't for my amazing bunkmates and the super friendly youth on the boat I would not be in the same happy state I am in now. These are the first friends I can say I have made on the journey and I will...

Day two of four on the stunning Amazon river. Yesterday (11/13) Alex and I boarded the Henry 7th ship which is stocked with 70% goods and 30% people all going to Iquitos the worlds largest city inaccessible by road. The day started at 6:30am as we boarded the boat and we saw exactly what we were getting ourselves into. I was shocked at the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at first, but after I gave myself a reality check I realized that this was what I need ...