Ants in your pants!

We were welcomed to the jungle by 10 gazillion biting bugs and their friends after a 3 hour trip up river and a 20 minute walk with all our food, sleeping stuff and necessities for the next 3 days. We were staying in a wooden house with huge gaps in the roof so that the 10 gazillion creatures and their friends could get in when they were hungry!

After an amazingly tasty lunch of chicken and rice cooked on the campfire we ventured into the jungle for our first explore. Our guide didn´t speak any English but did speak quiet, speedy spanish so we think we saw many toxic and non toxic trees, rubber trees, 10 gazillion biting creatures and their friends and lots of ants carrying leaves on their back to their next home, all to the backdrop of sounds of the unseen animals and birds.

We went back to camp and enjoyed dinner in the pitch darkness and then went on our night walk. We were happily wandering along looking for the animals when our guide decided to take us across a swamp on thin planks of wood and then lead us into a nest of biting ants and stand still to ensure that I got biten to bits. Joy! Back at camp it was time for a quick body check for tics, ants and biting creatures and then into bed. When i say bed, I mean on to the two planks of wood and somewhat smelly mattress.

The next day we were awoken by the village rooster at 5am and then the rain poured down preventing us from going on a morning wander. After lunch we took another route into the jungle, saw some great swinging monkeys, birds and the 10 gazillion biting creatures and their friends. Dinner was again very tasty and impressive considering it was all done on the campfire with only two pots. Lots of the nearby village kids appeared out of the dark to stare at the gringos. Don went on the night walk but I decided to stay back at camp. No animals but a nice route leading down to the river and amazing stars to gaze at.

The third day we were up and off on our last walk and we heard what sounded like jundreds of wild boars and caught sight of one dashing through the trees. Scary! Our walk took us to an open part of river where we did a bit of fishing, Don successfully catching a couple of dog fish but popping them back in, although we are not entirely convinced that it wasn't the same fish.

After our final feast in the jungle we walked back to the boat and waited whilst the locals came to pick up the supplies that had been delivered from the town and we were back in Rurrenabaque for sunset, dinner and a bit of a booze fest.