San Antonio

The adventure began with our journey to the Amazon😇. It involved a flight, scooter taxis, a minivan, a six-hour boat trip, and finally arriving in a small town called Lagunas after 20 hours🥳.

We spent five days in the Amazon, and it was a wild and unique experience🤭. Two locals guided the two of us through the river, and we paddled alongside them throughout the adventure. (Sometimes even at night, only with the light of a flashlight🌝) Since paddling is quiet, we had the chance to see various kinds of monkeys🐒🦧, sloths 🦥, birds🦅, river wolfes🦭, pink dolphins🐬, more birds🐦‍⬛🐧🐦🦜, crocodiles (at least their eyes glowing in the dark) 🐊, snakes and even an anaconda 🐍 . Sadly they hardly stayed long or near enough to get some nice photos 🥺 We watched large birds hunting and eating smaller ones😟, but we also had the opportunity to save a baby crocodile trapped in a fishing net🥸.

It wasn’t just about observing the nature, it was about living in it🕵🏼‍♂️.
Without any luxury or modern conveniences🚽🚿, we "camped" throughout the tour and got to know, how hard it can be not to shower in days after paddling with 30-35°C😇 We tried fishing the old-fashioned way🐟, but after catching only one piranha, we switched to using a net. Still, we had to clean and prepare the fish ourselves😬
At the campsites we sometimes met other small groups, so we spent the evenings with more nice company 🙃

We enjoyed short walks in the jungle, which were fantastic - once we found even a giant natural swing made of liana🤩 Although once more we were grateful about having company who knew the area, since it’s easy to lose the trail and wander for days🌳🌴. The experience was unforgettable, even if it came with a lot of spiders and a swarm of mosquitos! It was a little too wild at times, but undeniably beautiful🤩Read more