AMAZON - Jungle

In the jungle, the mighty jungle the juguar sleeps tonight!

Getting there was an adventure in itself as the Bolivian road network is a little behind our standards. It takes 20 hours to travel 300 k´s and they claim to have the worlds most dangerous road- a one-lane dirt road for two-way traffic beside a cliff edge. We decided the best way to tackle this road was to ride a mountain bike down it. 5 hours down hill through rain, mud and fog and dodging trucks and buses whilst trying to control our speed. It was awesome! Followed by an even hairier 16 hour bus ride we arrived in our jungle wonderland- Rurrenabaque.

There are two aspects to the Bolivian Amazon- the pampa and the jungle. The jungle was as lush, green and grand as we had imagined. We got bitten by mozzies, sandflys, ticks and ants, bathed in the Amazon rivers, swung on vines, ate grubs fresh from the plants and even got painted up in some traditional tatoos.

Joel entranced after being painted up with the power of the jaguar