10th August – 12th August 2017 An early start was needed leaving Chugchilan, as we had over 400km to drive down windy roads, so it would have taken us at least 10 hours if we hadn’t have had any breaks. Back locker had to be loaded by 6.15, so I was down there doing my …
8th August – 10th August 2017 Being woken up by the rain wouldn’t have been so bad if I wasn’t lay in a tent and it wasn’t hammering it down! It wasn’t ideal that it was raining, as after breakfast we had to pack up and leave. Breakfast was simple but good. Hayley’s cook group …
5th August – 8th August 2017 Leaving the Amazon lodge, I woke up with my first insects bites of the trip – a nice little souvenir of the place. Me and Ruth did our first duty as back locker team and we smashed it! We were meant to start at 7.45 but because people were …
2nd August – 5th August 2017 It’s a long one, but what an experience! A night in a hotel bed was a lovely treat but we still had an early start, so that we could get going! Breakfast was included but we had to be down there for 7 in order to have time to …
31st July – 2nd August 2017 Another early flight meant another early start, but this time we weren’t just heading for a new city, we were heading for a new country! We had problems checking out because the wifi was down so the card machine wouldn’t connect for us to pay and the phone line …