8pm start with a level 1 activity - Ha! Easy Peasy.
I jumped back onto the boat (ok, bit of an exaggeration, but I was feeling very pleased with myself by this stage). 20 minutes ride along Madre De Dios River to visit a local farm, one of the suppliers to the lodge. We walked around freely with Indira on hand to explain all the unusual fruits and to offer samples. We saw/tasted:
- Plantain (various types, including 'ordinary' bananas)
- Pineapple (much loved as home by tarantulas)
- Jungle potatoes (supplied to Hacienda Concepcion)
- BIG lemon tree with BIG lemons
- Star Fruit
- White tomatoes
- Cocona (bright orange berry used in spicy sauces, juices, nectars, ice creams, paletas, and desserts)
- 'Fish Eye' Chilli (Peruvians love their food spiced up)
- Chicken with her chicks (same as home)
- Papaya
- Ginger root (different from ours, but can't remember how!)
- 2 types of sugar cane
- Aji Dulce (Sweet Peppers)
- Cacao Trees
- Brazil Nut trees
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Star Fruit - try some |
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Aji Dolce (sweet peppers) |
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Lots of Plantain |
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Sugar Cane |
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Cacao Tree |
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Brazil Nuts |
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Crushing those nuts |
Back at base I treated myself to a deep tissue massage, which was 30 minutes of bliss after all the Level 2 activities. After lunch I decided to pass on the last activity and have a well-earned relaxation and finish my book - Inca-Kola: A Traveller's Tale of Peru
by Matthew Parris. A great read. The rest of my party went fishing for piranha. Apparently the men were not impressed with the 'Tippy Boat' containing rather a lot of water. They didn't catch any but had a couple of good sightings, including Caiman and Ian got a fantastic photo of the Hoatzin.
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The famous tippy boat |
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Piranha fishing |
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Hoatzin |
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