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Pictures taken from the bus on the drive to the rain forest
The Napo River
Some shots of the amazon rain forest taken from up a tower
Some shots of the river where we stopped to eat lunch on our 6 hour hike
Me after getting pushed into the river by our guide Effie
Desta and Caitlin sitting in the river
Caitlin, Desta, Tom
Local House
Local house, with balsa wood monkey hanging up on a pole. We took shots at it using a blow gun. Fun!
Blow Gun
Clever, swinging on the rope swing in the forest. Lots of fun!!
White fronted cappuccin monkeys from Anaconda Island
Monkey at the animal sanctuary. It was wild, but preferred to live there because of the free food.
Coatis at the sanctuary. Same idea as the monkeys, wild but there for the food.
An ocelot at the sanctuary. Not free, for the safety of the other wild animals.
Butterfly cocoons at a butterfly conservatory
A giant moth I found on the night hike
A whip scorpion, found by yours truely on the night hike.
'Frank the Tank' as he was named by one of the grade 11's. A parrot who lived at the resort we were staying at.
Emma and Caitlin in our hammock
Caitlin in the hammock on our balcony. I slept in it one night. Quite fun, also quite chilly, despite the day-time heat.
Caitlin with flower petals on her face
Caitlin with Saffron paintings on her face, courtesy of Clever.
Peter with saffron paintings, also courtesy of Clever. They mean 'last virgin in the village'.
Maria: Queen of the Rain Forest.
Group shot: (left to right) Desta, Caitlin, Tom, Maria, Peter, Allie, Lucy, Mary, Clever (our local guide).
Effie (our translator/ guide) and I