Pampas

I arrived in Rurrenabaque in a tiny little jet. Literally we landed on a field. There is not even a paved runway which results in a lot of flight cancelations due to the rain.

Luckily, I met a wonderful British couple on the flight. Our tour we booked was a bit of a farce but we regrouped, and had a great time while we waited on our group to fill up. With enough tours that I have taken, I try not to compare because everything is negotiable, someone will always pay less than you, and they will say anything to make money. 

There was jungle & wetlands right outside of Rurrenabaque. The Pampas tour was through the wetlands. We drove 3 hours in a crazy jeep ride & then 2 hours in a boat that we had to dig out of the swamp to ride in. We arrived to hammoksville, bungalows, the cutest family ever, & the best food.

Another river crossing. 

A very handy 7 eleven (not like the one back home, but it did carry wine!)

 

This cool plant that shrinks up when you touch it. 

A sunset a the local bar where we had great games of volleyball. 

The biggest, chillest, beaver-like animal I have ever seen.

All it did was eat dirt.

We went out marching through the wetlands. We saw all kinds of snakes, but no one attempted to hold the anacondas or cobras. 

HOWLER-MONKEYS!!!! (Seriously the loudest animals on the planet.)

The chefs that ran our lodging had two of the cutest girls ever. 

Us swimming with the pink river dolphins. I got a couple of arms lengths away but they are a bit shy. They would come up for air breifly & you could get a good glimpse of them. There was definitely no flipper action though.

After the tour we were rained in, and all the flights were cancelled for days. I was running out of time and needed to get to Lima so I could meet Sarah in Egypt. I cancelled my flight, and booked a cheap bus ride down the world's most deadliest road...