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This morning I woke up at 7AM at the hotel in Lima and had a continental breakfast at the hotel.  The hotel is a mostly-original 1920s converted home and it was a nice unique place to spend the night and morning. At 10AM I left the hotel and started walking around Barranco.  I had a […]

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 […]

Today, after breakfast we headed up the river to the research lodge.  The research lodge is a lot smaller, but just as comfortable as the main lodge.  After lunch, Fernando and I went out for a canoe ride around the Tahuayo River.  We saw some Woolley monkeys, and about an hour into our outing, it […]

This morning, I woke up at 5:30am and met Fernando at 6am at the lodge to go birdwatching before breakfast.  I enjoyed getting an early start to the day and also noticing how active and loud the birds were doing that time. After breakfast, Erin, I, the Canadian could, and Fernando rode to a lake […]

This morning I woke up at 6:30am and spent about an hour in my room reading and doing push-ups.  At about 8am we had breakfast in the main lodge and at 9am Fernando, the Canadian couple, their guide, and another helper rode a couple hours by boat along the Blanca River to Frog Valley. About […]

This morning I woke up at 6:30, packed up, and then took a taxi to the plaza del Armas area.  Most restaurants were closed today due to Labor Day,  but Fitzgerald Cafe was open on the boardwalk.  I ordered a vegetarian breakfast which came with a banana/papaya shake and veggie omelette.  I then walked over […]

This morning I woke up at 3:30am and took an Uber to the airport.  I then boarded a 5:30am flight to Iquitos, arriving in Iquitos at 7:30am.  Someone from Amazonia expeditions was waiting at the airport to drive me to Amazonia’s office and hostel where I’d be spending the night.  I dropped off my things […]

This morning, the bus arrived in Paracas at around 7AM.  A taxi driver drove me to the pier and I reserved a island boat trip for 8AM and then a tour of the national reserve at 11am.  Before leaving on the 8am tour, I had an avocado toast from one of the restaurants near the […]

Today we woke up at 4:15AM, quickly got ready, and started hiking out of Colca Canyon at around 4:30.  We hiked as a group for the first thirty minutes and then our guide allowed each of us to hike as quickly as we wanted.  I pushed myself near my limits and ended up finishing before […]

Last night, I set two alarms for 2:35 am and 2:45am.  This morning I woke up after receiving a phone call from the front desk at 3:45.  They told me that a tour bus is waiting for me at the entrance of the hotel.  It turns out that the alarm I set was only for […]