June 8-11, 2006
Day 253-256
After a long travel day, it took a whole day to get caught back up on sleep. Craig and I decided to hang out in town for a few days before moving on. The next canoe trip doesn't start for over a week, and Rurrenabaque is the perfect place… Read More »
June 7, 2006
Day 252
This was a very long day of traveling. As soon as we left the big ship, we found a boat taxi to take us to the other side of the river. The bus station was far away so we all fit into a motorcycle taxi that had a back… Read More »
June 5-6, 2006
Day 250-251
The next Bolivian town after Remanso that had road access was Guayaramerin, and our canoing only got us about one-third of the way there. Rather than paddle another three weeks, we decided to take the free boat there. The two-day trip was a great time to play chess and… Read More »
June 4, 2006
Day 249
Remanso to Versalles Canoe Trip Day 16
The religious proceedings went on all last night again. It's tough to sleep with so much singing and fireworks, but the nights are long here, so I usually get enough sleep, even though I get woken up a… Read More »
June 3, 2006
Day 248
Remanso to Versalles Canoe Trip Day 15
Today was ridiculously hot again, so not much was happening around town. Boredom officially set in around midday. Craig and I talked about going to a lake nearby, but we decided to wait until tomorrow because we didn't want to miss… Read More »
June 2, 2006
Day 247
Remanso to Versalles Canoe Trip Day 14
The religious chanting went on all night, with people singing songs that sounded more like an ancient animalistic religion than Catholicism. Just in case anyone was sleeping, they shot off more loud fireworks every half hour or so. The madness didn't… Read More »
June 1, 2006
Day 246
Remanso to Versalles Canoe Trip Day 13
Last night most of the town got sloppy drunk. People walked around the tent and shook the floorboards all night. On top of that, a very loud generator kicked in right next to Ricardo's house, making sleep impossible. The music stopped… Read More »
May 31, 2006
Day 245
Remanso to Versalles Canoe Trip Day 12
We got up a little later than normal today because we believed that we were rather close to Versalles. We had breakfast with the fishermen and met an American named Jim who was with them. He wasn't around last night because… Read More »
May 30, 2006
Day 244
Remanso to Versalles Canoe Trip Day 11
We got another early start today, unsure how far we'd have to go. We stopped briefly at a single house on the Bolivian side and ate lemons with the girl who was there. She told us that Puerto Federico was coming… Read More »
May 29, 2006
Day 243
Remanso to Versalles Canoe Trip Day 10
Starting before sunrise meant paddling in the cool night air, but it also spelled trouble almost right away today. We were navigating through the dark waters with no moonlight when suddenly a small island appeared in front of us. We tried… Read More »
