Kathy and I have done the Amazon Basin. Or at least a very, very small part of it. After our stay at the Rainbow community 50km outside of Iquitos, Peru we set to the rio, headed east towards Leticia, Colombia. Our trip was a two day lesson on how to be a sardine. The ship itself had 3 levels and was packed top to bottom with bodies and cargo.
Kathy and I got a cabin, but its was only big enough for our bags. We were early, so we set up the hammocks and waited for the rest of the passengers to arrive. WOW! It was so packed, it was kind of unbelievable how the hammocks were being strung up. And we thought we were safe, until the last minute. This rather large man strung up his hammock right over mine. All day I waited, hoping that maybe he had a small child that would go into it, but no. Promptly at dusk I was treated to a vertical spooning session that would last into the early morn. At night, rather unexpectedly it got pretty cold. And on the next evening we used our Bolivian Polar blanket to keep us warm. The ship made a ton of calls to port and many of the passengers got off as we got closer to Leticia. So I only got one night of snuggle time with Bluto.Along with the scenerly and the fact that they fed us three time a day it was a great way to travel and definately an interesting experience.
Kathy and I have done the Amazon Basin. Or at least a very, very small part of it. After our stay at the Rainbow community 50km outside of Iquitos, Peru we set to the rio, headed east towards Leticia, Colombia. Our trip was a two day lesson on how to be a sardine. The ship itself had 3 levels and was packed top to bottom with bodies and cargo. 
Kathy and I got a cabin, but its was only big enough for our bags. We were early, so we set up the hammocks and waited for the rest of the passengers to arrive. WOW! It was so packed, it was kind of unbelievable how the hammocks were being strung up. And we thought we were safe, until the last minute. This rather large man strung up his hammock right over mine. All day I waited, hoping that maybe he had a small child that would go into it, but no. Promptly at dusk I was treated to a vertical spooning session that would last into the early morn. At night, rather unexpectedly it got pretty cold. And on the next evening we used our Bolivian Polar blanket to keep us warm. The ship made a ton of calls to port and many of the passengers got off as we got closer to Leticia. So I only got one night of snuggle time with Bluto.Along with the scenerly and the fact that they fed us three time a day it was a great way to travel and definately an interesting experience.
Jon & Kathy,
ReplyDeleteI´m so glad you are blogging your trip. This experiuence on the boat is priceless. Its sounds like you´ll miss ol Bluto.
Thanks for the tips on flights, as my frustration grows with the boats my families offer of helping me home grows more and more tempting
You guys have a fucking great trip home- Mike