This morning we headed into a local town and travelled overland by a vehicle very reminiscent of a tuk tuk. It's nice to see people living their lives and not feeling like too much of an intruder. We were in a village called Manza where locals arrived via their boats to buy it sell before heading back to their villages up or down stream. This afternoon we head back to Iquitos on the boat before flying to cusco tomorrow

Another day on the amazon but this time with a couple of older Americans in tow. This was a test for Matt and I as (other than being in the same location) we did not have a single thing in common with these people. This challenge was especially difficult for Matt. But we dealt with it as we headed to visit a native indigineous tribe. This is the point when I really question how tourism has affected people's lives. They essentially lined up for photos and to sell ...

Today we had a day on the amazon... In the morning we visited a couple of villages along the amazon... From 150 people to 3000 living simple lives. It feels strange walking into people's homes I feel like I should be doing something - being a straight tourist can be a little challenging for me. In the afternoon we went fishing for pirañas. Matt was quite successful catching a couple of little ones... Myself, I am the master of losing them on the surface of the w...

Well this feels a lot more like Peru... Organised chaos everywhere with a real south East Asian vibe... Motorbikes everywhere and people left, right and centre. We landed this morning and jetted up the amazon river to our accommodation. In the afternoon we went on a little walk in our local jungle patch which has been mostly replanted. Much of the amazon has been deforested heavily. This site was a former plantation that was replanted only 30 years ago yet it loo...