The Amazon River & Jungle.....

From the incredible Machu Picchu, we made our way north to Iquitos, a small, chaotic and noisy town on the edge of the Amazon jungle. And from here, with the help of the crazy american hunter "Jimmy" we started our jungle adventure.....

We have been cruising the amazon river in dugout canoes, searching for caymans (baby aligators), anacondas, fishing for piranas, admiring the huge and colourful butterflys and glowing fireflys, chasing monkeys, watching the playful river dolphins, turtles and camping in the jungle whilst native rats the size of cats cruise around our tent and the mozzies attack us through our clothes!!

After running out of drinking water (slight oversight by our trip organisers!!!), we returned a day early to crazy Iquitos. Unfortunatley our camera spat it before this part of the trip, then Tom's memory stick packed up, so we are relying on our Dutch companians for photos. We have uploaded some below.

THE END OF THE ROAD.....
And so, after 15 months of incredible travelling experiences, we head back to London tonight, to a world without backpacks ............