Tag: Jose Ignacio
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Day 786: December 30, 2025
ODO: 354992 Ahhh, another lovely day on the Amazonia IV. We’re in a smaller channel of the Amazon river as we cut across to Belem. Originally we were concerned the boat might head out into the ocean to reach our destination, so this is a welcome discovery. Our trip has been entirely unplugged, which we…
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Day 779: December 23, 2025
ODO: 354,067 Why are we in a major city in the middle of the Amazon jungle? Berne saw it on the map, did some research and found out it’s a very major city that is very difficult to get to. So here we are, recovering from multiple, long days of hard driving. It took us…
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Day 772: December 16, 2025
ODO: 353,986 We can leave the hotel today! Our big plan is to find a tour that will take us to see the giant river otters that live in the area (well, kind of generally in the Amazon). After getting some cash, we decide its too hot out, and we’re not fully ready for this…
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Day 765: December 9, 2025
ODO: 352,665 Back in the campground, we settle into the rhythm of things. Around 7am Europeans start yell talking to each other. At 7:45am a train sounds its horn for a very long time. Between 8-9am a lady walks her cat on a leash through the trees at the back of the campground. Between 9:30-10am…
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Day 758: December 2, 2025
ODO: 352,162 Morning in the dome is a 270 degree view of mountains. Solid start to the day. After a quick, homemade breakfast, we’re off to see an attraction on our Cusco tourist ticket: Chinchero. It’s a set of ruins in a town known for keeping historic textile traditions alive. Compared to what we’ve already…
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Day 751: November 25, 2025
ODO: 352,175 On schedule day 2: Leaving Lima last night put us a half day ahead! The plan is to use the extra time to get a long overdue oil change from a shop we like in Ica. We have a schedule because we pre-booked a couple things in Cusco, and then filled in the…
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Day 744: November 18, 2025
ODO: 351,308 The wind tried to rock us to sleep, but the altitude had other plans…We suffer. Our sinuses hurt, we have headaches and mild sleep apnea. For reference, neither of us normally has sleep apnea, or snores. We normally don’t start to suffer until we hit 14,000ft, but todays 13,800ft is close enough. When…
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Day 737: November 11, 2025
ODO: 349,918 Ahhh, a quiet day at the beach. Berne makes blueberry pancakes for breakfast. This is special because we finally found syrup! Not a popular food item in Latin America, they prefer honey on their pancakes. We put away our laundry, and reorganize the pantry so all our new groceries will fit. The cab…
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Day 730: November 4, 2025
ODO: 349,114 We use our late check out to dawdle and eat more room service empanadas. Once we get moving its resupply time. On the way out of the grocery store, we meet an older fellow who is very excited about the truck. He did a similar trip during his thirties, and wanted to do…
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Day 723: October 28,2025
ODO: 347,795 We wake up to hot sun and blowing wind. Gil, the rhea, comes over to say hello. There are some bread ends we wont eat, so we feed Gil. Big mistake. The caretaker said we could feed him bread, but failed to mention this would make Gil follow us around too closely. This…