9th September 10th September

Leaving Puno today and flying to Lima where we can spend the rest of the day at leisure. Tonight we will say goodbye to our tour manager Elvis with a lovely dinner of Peruvian specialties.It was a lovely dinner and many thanks given to a great guy who did his utmost to make sure we all enjoyed our time with him and saw and did everything we hoped for. Tomorrow we fly to Iquitos to start a new adventure in the Peruvian Amazon. Iquitos is the fascinating capitol of the Peruvian Amazon and as we stepped off the plane we were hit with the full force of the humidity.Taking refuge in the airport and then a quick transfer to our air conditioned bus and we were off into the chaos that is the mad traffic of this place!! Crazy little tuk tuk like taxis that take death defying risks weaving in and out between cars,trucks & buses.Amazed we arrived at the wharf unscathed!! Descending down wooden stairs to board the Amazon Queen which is taking us to our lodge further up the mighty Amazon.We were given a tasty lunchbox on board as the trip took a good hour before we reached the landing for Ceiba Tops Lodge which was to be our home for the next 3 nights.More stairs to test our stamina and our lungs! Did this a few more times before our stay was over!! The lodge was fantastic and set in amongst the jungle with wooden walkways to get to our rooms and all the other amenities..Air conditioners in our rooms..What bliss!!!!! Once we checked in we were taken on a guided walk to begin exploring the rainforest under a sweeping canopy of towering trees blanketed in moss,orchids and ferns.Such a beautiful part of the world. Tonight we have a buffet dinner in the lodge where we all chatted and laughed together while swapping stories of our trip so far. Retreated to our cool room after a long day and talked about what was on for tomorrow.Firstly Piranha fishing..Not sure how that will go!!