Ecuador and the Galapagos isla

In the Amazon the rainforest woke up early, so we were in a dugout canoe at 7:00 am in the rain. We traveled across the lake and down a small tributary looking for wildlife, and then we left our canoe to walk through the jungle. We arrived at an ancient, giant tree that was over 100 feet tall. We climbed a winding metal staircase to a platform that circled the tree and we spent a couple of glorious hours birdwatching and learning about the entire ecosystem that lives high above the jungle in this tree's mossy branches.Read more