Jungle Journey

From Manaus, a city of nearly 2 million, located on the Amazon, we set out for a three day, two night adventure in the Amazon jungle. But before we did that, we made a short boat ride to the . At Manaus, two tributaries join together to form the Amazon. The one from the north is clear water, while the one from the south is very dirty, due to its sand content. When these two rivers meet, the waters do not quickly merge, but remain separate for many miles. And so we could see the very clear division of the river: one side clear and the other side dirty.

We arrived at our Jungle Lodge, which was 80 percent under water. That´s because the Amazon river was at its highest level since 1953. The banks were overflowing. Thankfully the building for our sleeping was high enough from the water, while a new eating area was made. From the Lodge we made several walks through the jungle, watching out for spiders, snakes and other small creatures. Our guide explained the flora and created, with his machetie, a blowdart--including the darts--though no poison. On the water, we tried to fish for pirrana, and at night searched out for alligators--we did find them. It was a very enjoyable time.