December 1, 2010 Last day in the jungle. We had to get up at 5:30 to prepare leaving for the main lodge. Yesterday night the staff had made a cake for us to thank us for staying here. We inversed roles and served the staff cake in the kitchen: An read more…

November 30, 2010 I got up at 5:15am to have a shower and prepare for the hike Viktor and I was going to do with Weninger. I let Viktor sleep as long as possible and woke him up at 5:45. He was difficult to get up, but at a few read more…

November 29, 2010 I got up at 5:30 and left at 6am to go fishing with Weninger. He brought Jack, a boat driver, and we spent a couple of hours fishing in various places up the river. Very little activity. We only caught a small one each. Oh well, I´ve read more…

November 28, 2010 Another day with getting up at 5am and no fish. We had spent our last day at the main lodge and packed all our stuff to head for what Amazonia Expeditions call their research center. It is a lodge very much like the main one, but is read more…

November 27, 2010 Getting up at 5am is easier when you have slept 8 hours. It was still pitch dark outside, but by the time I was out at 5:15 it was already possible to see colors. The sun sure rises and sets much faster here than in Norway. We read more…

November 26, 2010 After yesterday´s fishing bonanza I decided to sleep a little longer for once and get up with the others. We got up at around 7am. We have definitely established a different routine here than the “start at 11am” one we had in the US. Today´s first activity read more…

November 25, 2010 At 06:30 we left the lodge and headed up the Tahuayo river to find some good fishing grounds. Weninger had brought breakfast in the boat. Tackle was even more kosher than what I thought was the world standard for low-cost bait fishing; a stick with a line, read more…

November 24, 2010 I got up at 05:15 and prepared the fishing gear, this time with the reel handle in place. I then went over to wake up Iseline and she got up immediately. She is very much like me when it comes to getting up. If she has fishing read more…

November 23, 2010 Our day started with our jungle guide showing up at the hotel. His name was Weninger. I had chosen him specifically since I had found great reviews on the net from others who had had him as a jungle guide. When planning for the voyage I had read more…

November 22, 2010 Getting up at 4:30 was really tough for all of us. We were driven to Puno, this time on them main road, which is remarkably straight. We got our last glimpse of Lake Titicaca. We again got to see the poverty of Puno, the countryside and Juliaca. read more…