This morning I woke up at 4:45 and met Fernando at 5 to go birdwatching for a couple of hours. We had coffee together and ended up leaving around 5:30 and returning back to the lodge at 7. During the early morning out we saw monkeys, birds, and more. At 9, Fernando and I had breakfast together and they provided a “come back soon” cake for me and Fernando at breakfast. At 9:30, we left the research lodge and arrived at the main lodge at 10:30AM. For the next few hours, I relaxed in the hammock room and enjoyed a beer. We then had lunch at 1pm and I said goodbye to xiaomi, Collin, Milly, Erin, and Alexia. I’ve really grown to admire and like all of them and it was a bit difficult saying bye.
Xiami mentioned they’d be going out to iquitos tonight so I gave her an extra $10 and told her to buy everyone a round of drinks on me tonight once the night has gotten going. I also told them that they have someone to show them around in LA in case they are ever in town.
At 2pm, we left and headed back to iquitos. Iquitos was very quiet today (probably because it’s Sunday), but I just walked over and spent a few hours at karma cafe enjoying a green curry. When I left karma cafe a few hours later, the streets very busy and everyone was out and about. I got a scoop of ice cream from a sidewalk ice cream stand and continued walking around for a little longer and then headed back to amazonias office to take a taxi to the iquitos airport.
Now I’m waiting to board a plane to Lima where I’ll spend the night in a historical home that has been converted into a hotel.
Link to today’s photos: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LDlDimNXVWHqKrC26k68EAiKUKrOc568