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And so it is over … what did we learn

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We are home … we survived the 31+ hrs in transit thanks to some last minute upgrades I made to our flights taking us from economy to premium economy. This gave us extra leg space and access to the LATAM lounge in Lima. It was lovely to be able to sit in comfy chairs, have something to eat and drink, relax and recharge. I would highly recommend looking into last minute upgrades if possible. It didn’t cost that much more, as opposed to what it would have cost if we had purchased them when we originally bought our tickets. So what have we learnt from this adventure? This was a tough trip … the toughest one we have ever done. The nature of the trip with its high altitudes, the humidity in the jungle, the physical demands of getting into and out of pangas and river boats, hiking in the mud and lots of super early mornings. Added to that the physical impact on the body with tummy bugs, a spectacular fall, losing my voice, coughs and ending up with the flu. In hindsight … would we do anything...
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Day Eighteen … what a way to end this adventure

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Today was our last day of actual adventuring … tomorrow we begin the long journey home (but let’s not get ahead of ourselves). After yet another restless night for both of us as we coughed our way through the night we awoke at the civilised time of 7.00 for our 8.00 tour. So up, dressed, pack what you need for the day and head on down for breakfast. We both ate a little … small quinoa pancakes for me, and dry cereal and croissants for Ian and we both had some Muna tea in preparation for the impact of altitude in the hours to come. We headed to the lobby of the hotel just before 8.00 to find our guide Hugo waiting for us. He was slightly horrified at my lack of voice and asked questions about our overall health … asking if we wanted to have some oxygen before we left … which we declined. Here is all the food we didn't eat! Then we were ready to leave. Hugo told us we had a private tour today, as planed, but what we didn’t realise was that we would have an entire boat to ourselves. J...
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