Roughing it in the Amazon

Well we had been roughing it (and enjoying it so much!), but now it was time for a bit of luxury in the rain forest. Ecuador has a number of so called Eco-lodges in the Amazon Jungle, one of which GAP has been using for years. Unfortunately, it had burned down just 3 weeks ago. Fortunately for us, GAP had scrambled to get us an alternate, and it was even more upscale. It cost GAP more, but that did not affect us!














We had spent 2 days on our primative jungle community, now it was time for another 2 days at Huasquila Amazon Lodge. More details and pictures at www.huasquila.com



Other than enjoying the lodge, we had a number of hikes through the tropical rain forest. This included a fascinating one to see a number of 2,000 year old petrogliphs.





As we have come to expect from Ecuador, the food was fabulous and delicious. I haven't mentioned yet, but their soups here are just out of this world. The meat chicken and fish are fresh and of the highest quality (all over the country), and you know when you eat the soup, the veggies have just been added fresh, and cooked until they are just perfect, not mushy.



Ho-hum, just another sunset over the Ecuadorian Amazon.