amazon

the final installment of g+o's ecuadorian adventure saw the boys disappear into the amazon jungle for 5 days. after 30 minutes in a small aircraft, 2 hours in a van, 2.5 hours in a boat down a huge river and a further 30 minutes up a smaller one, they had finally arrived at their little isolated jungle retreat near the colombian border.

there were no large tame animals within arm's length desperate to be photographed. there were no views of snow-capped volcanoes whose beauty would explode into our eyes like a gunshot blast and scramble our brains. there was just a dense jungle filled with the sound of hidden birds and insects, deep rivers with warm water to swim in, hammocks to snooze in, and torrential tropical storms whose pounding on our hut's straw roof would draw us irresistibly into the most profound of slumbers.

there was also - and what a change this was - an amazing 24 year old guide called romulo who was passionate about the jungle, passionate about us having the best time possible, and so comfortable with himself that it was impossible not to feel at ease in his presence.

we hiked through the jungle during the day and hiked through the jungle during the night. we cruised up and down the river. we spotted the birds, the dolphins, the stingray, the anaconda. we swam in piranha infested waters and survived!

not much more to say about the jungle. can somebody please cut it down and build a maccas?