This morning I met my small amazon tour group of 5 for breakfast, and what a delicious buffet breakfast it was too!!! Soon this little group of 5 will no longer be..... as this afternoon our group of 5 will increase in numbers to 40. So we made the most of it whilst we could!! We decided that as a group we would walk down to Leblon in search of a shopping centre and supermarket. We were all feeling a bit vulnerable after yesterday being left with no food. Esse...

This morning we had the option of meeting at 6am for bird watching or having a sleep in. We all elected to have a sleep in. Yesterday was a long busy day, the lure if a sleep in was far to enticing!! We met for breakfast, and left straight from there to again walk through the amazon to reach an orchid garden. There were so many orchid varieties hanging from trees, from fences and on the ground. The large majority of them were not in bloom, however there were...