Loading our luggage into the bus. Not enough time at this stop.
Flowers and plants growing everywhere
On the road and a couple more quick views of the volcano
As we headed down the east side of the Andes we pass several waterfalls
At a bathroom break we found these recycling containers. The programs to recycle and reduce litter must be working since there was very little trash along the highways of Ecuador.
Road construction to upgrade bridges
One of the many streams as we descend out of the Andes
Local capital of Tena
A moth on the wall of the man's restroom
The road ended at La Punta Ahuano and now we take canoes down the Napo River to Casa del Suizo
A truck is ferried across the Napo River while we head to the Casa
Casa del Suizo
Shortly after we arrived at Casa del Suizo the rain came down very hard (welcome to the rain forest)
The rain didn't last long
A view of the Napo River from Casa del Suizo
After lunch we were back in the canoes and headed down river
A short distance down river we pull in
We are greeted by some of the local children
We walk from the river toward a local village
A banana flower
Our tour guide shows us a way to protect your nose from sunburn
The flower of the cocoa tree. The flower is about 3/8 inch across
A cocoa pod, the fruit of the cocoa flower
White flowers were all over
Spider on a tree
A vine climbing up a tree
One of the local villagers shows how a local drink is made
One of our guides tries a sample of the drink
Local crafts. We bought one of these
Found this insect trying to hide from my camera (about 1/2 inch long)
Mary tries her luck with a blowgun. She did about as good as I did. We both missed the target
Other members of our tour group did much better with the blowgun
The blowgun winners
Local girls washing clothes in the river as we head to our next stop
We cross the Napo River and pull in at the small town next to Casa del Suizo
A demonstration of local pottery making.
Up the street from the pottery demonstration and we see a demonstration of balsa wood carving. This carver made all of the wood carvings at Casa del Suizo
An example of a balsa carving in our room
1 comment:
Thanks for posting all of this! My husband and I are thinking of booking the same trip. For the photo you had of everyone hiking through the mud, were the black boots provided or did everyone need to purchase their own boots for the trip? Thanks! :)
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