Our second day started with anaconda spotting. Very surprised I was brave enough to do this! Day 2 And we saw plenty of sinister looking eyes glowing in the water – it made you glad that the lodge was high up! We headed back to the lodge for dinner and then went out Caimen spotting. Suddenly the darkness brought the river alive – cries and squawks came from every direction. Some people played football, while the rest of us sat and watched the incredible sunset. Considering how remote we were, 25Bs for a beer wasn’t too bad. It was little more than a wooden shack again, but the beer was cold so it was all good. We arrived at the lodge, which was basic but comfortable and most importantly of all, had a mosquito net.Īfter a quick lie down in the hammocks, we were taken down the river by our guide to a ‘bar’ to watch the sunset. We saw so many types of birds, monkeys and turtles. It was a lovely and relaxing cruise, and as we got deeper into the Pampas our guide started to point out animals everywhere. After a wait and a chance to buy overpriced supplies, we were off in our small boat for our 3 hour cruise to our accommodation. There were at least 10-15 other small groups leaving on this day alone. The Bolivian ladies couldn’t speak much English, and after 5 months learning we could still only hold basic conversations in Spanish, but we got by, and it was certainly interesting.Īfter lunch we hopped back in the car and were taken to the boat dock, where the scale of the operation became clear. Our group was only 5 people – us, a South Korean girl, and 2 Bolivian ladies, which gave an interesting dynamic. We seemed to have lunch at someone’s house, which was very tasty, and got the chance to meet our fellow travellers. The first part of any Pampas trip is the boring but necessary 3 hour drive to Santa Rosa where we would catch our boat. We were in the town of Rurrenabaque, the gateway to the Amazon Pampas. The runway was mercifully concrete but it was surrounded by mud and the ‘terminal’ was little more than a wooden shack. The flight itself provided some incredible views as we flew through snow capped mountains and eventually descended into the Amazon basin, landing at the loosest definition of an airport we’d seen the whole trip. From chilly wind to humid rainforest. From headaches to feeling…normal. In the space of an hour we went from 3,600m to 200m above sea level. It couldn’t have been more different to La Paz.
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