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A review of Wednesday, June 23, 2010
We hiked to a pontoon in a lake and fed fish and piranhas.
Then, we hiked to the two biggest trees in the world--the big tree in Avatar is based on these trees. Our group didn't even cover the tree's width.
We saw the inside of the strangling tree--so cool!
We hiked the Medicine Trail and learned about different plants used for medicinal purposes such as numbing, fever, love potions and many others.
We spent time at the overlook watching the sunset.
We slept in until 5:45 a.m. when our alarm clocks, our tour guides, woke us up with “Good morning” by our bamboo wall. It’s amazing how anytime after 4:30 a.m. was considered “sleeping in” to us. We hiked to a pontoon in a lake and fed fish and piranhas.
Then, we hiked to the two biggest trees in the world–the big tree in Avatar is based on these trees. I climbed one of them, but didn’t get far up. Andy climbed those trees like he was born to be a monkey. We saw the inside of the strangling tree–so cool!
We heard monkeys on the way back from the hike. One of our tour guides, Oscar, knows how to imitate the sound of many animals and birds. He interacted with a monkey using his talent. We heard the monkey, but it never came close to us. It’s awesome how much these tour guides know about the Amazon and its inhabitants. One of the tour guides’ shirts had the slogan, “Nature is our passion, sharing it is our commitment.” I have seen the passion, and the guides have remained committed to their promise!
We hiked the Medicine Trail and learned about different plants used for medicinal purposes such as numbing, fever, love potions and many others. We spent time at the overlook watching the sunset. I can’t believe it’s our last night in the Amazon!
We had class before lunch discussing the important things we’ve learned about the Amazon and before dinner discussing an overview of Peruvian culture and history. I never thought I’d learn this much about a country (besides the United States) and myself from one class and traveling for 25 days!
We have breaks between hiking and meals, but my body doesn’t know how to nap, especially in this hot and humid weather without a fan or air conditioning, so I usually write in my journal or hang out and look at our surroundings. It’s funny how often I wash my face here because I’m constantly drenched in sweat.
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