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The World Wide Will Amazon Adventure – Day Six

Posted on May 5, 2009

There were so many activities today that it all has become a blur. We started the morning with a walk through another orchard in the rainforest. The mosquitoes were vicious but everyone was prepared and the walk was so fascinating that we really didn’t care. I have a treasure trove of beautiful shots and we managed to collect some grapefruit that will no doubt come in handy later on the boat.

After the walk we returned to the boat and had yet another hearty breakfast. But we did not tarry for long. We were quickly on the skiffs again and on our second excursion for the day. This second trip out took us to a flooded rainforest. It was stunningly beautiful. The river people migrate from low land to high ground based on the season. They strip their low lying homes of the essentials and leave them for the waters to inundate. When the river goes down in the dry season they return and re-inhabit what they left.

After the flooded forest we returned to the boat again, this time for lunch and a very well deserved and needed, siesta. With all of the physical activity, the warm air and the beating down of the hot sun, the cool dark cabin and comfortable mattress sent me into an instant deep sleep. I assure you this was no nap… It was indeed a full-on siesta.

Refreshed from the deep sleep of our siestas we were back on the boat and again racing up and down the banks of the small rivers feeding into the Amazon. Sloths, monkeys and more birds were on the agenda. Everything is so spectacular, this is where it all starts to blend together. Another day of dancing around on the boat trying to capture a monkey in a photograph or squinting into the sun trying to see a beautiful toucan high in a tree top. And somehow, even though it seems like we have done this before, it still makes our hearts race.

Back on the boat again we arrived just in time to change out of our adventure clothes and into something a little more festive. The band played again tonight and the kitchen prepared yucca and plantain chips to go along with our other cocktail snacks. The band was fantastic as always and we enjoyed ice cold beers as we danced and chatted our way into dinner time.

After our desert, which was made from bananas we bought from one of the villages earlier in the day, we went out on another evening ride and jungle walk. In the middle of our walk we turned out all of the flashlights and just listened to the sounds of the night. It was pitch dark and we were in the middle of the Amazon rainforest and it was fantastic and peaceful. That is until a bug flew into the blouse of one of our female companions…

The ride back to the boat showcased the most incredible view of the night sky that I have ever seen in my life. The thick Milky Way wound its way across the center of the glittering night sky in a lazy yet breathtaking fashion. Soon we were back on the boat and ready for bed. But, there was one unattended task. We took the grapefruits and muddled them in glasses with cane sugar then mixed in a little vodka for a truly unique night cap. We chatted and laughed and amused ourselves with the cleverness of our new drink. Then it truly was bedtime.

If you would like to see some pics from my adventure, click here and check out The World Wide Will Facebook page.

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