After 47 days, 5 countries, 3 Jungle Trips, 2 stomach parasites and an amazing time... its almost time we packed our bags for the last time and headed back home....
But thats not to say we´re leaving quietly... Our last day is pretty jam packed... Our plan is to go to Igazu falls this morning for one last look (they are truly amazing!!.. yesterday we went on a speed boat ride that took us right under them.. the pressure was crazy), then we jump on a plane to Buenos Aires, where we have 55 minutes to get to our hotel and change and be ready to be picked up to go to a Football match.. then we plan to head to Polermo (party district) for one last steak, then head out for drinks....All going to plan we are able to wake up and head to the airport about 10am tomorrow!.
The trip has been awesome.. we´ve seen so much, done so much and only thought our death was imminent on a handful of occasions...
Thanks to everyone that commented, you´ve kept us company, made us laugh and are truly the only reason we will be able to make it to the airport tomorrow!..
Our flight arrives around 9.20pm on Sunday night.....
For everyone at work , we´ll see you Wednesday...
Signing Out...
The Jungle Girls..
Friday, September 24, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Lovin Argentina!!
Ok, you can´t make us come home.. Honestly.... we´re in love and might just stay here... Of course we´ll come home for Christmas.....
Yesterday we arrived in Buenos Aires... and its awesome... For instance McDonalds has caramel icecream with cadbury chocolate bits in it and caramel fudge... ... like can you even imagine a bettter concept than that!!... Not to mention that within 3 hours being through customs, we found ourselves in a Tango class... which was followed by a 3 course meal WITH alcohol included... whilst watching a very fancy Tango show....This place is seriously cool.. in every sense... Oh, and the locals aren´t that hideious to admire either!. ahah...
This morning we woke up not feeling the best and initially were worried that the food was dodgy!... but then we realised it was just an old friend of ours called Hangover... its been so long we mistook it for the return of Frank and Connor...Ahh, the memories of self inflicted pain...
Anyway, gotta run cause we only got one lifetime to explore this town and it may not be enough...
Take Care...
Yesterday we arrived in Buenos Aires... and its awesome... For instance McDonalds has caramel icecream with cadbury chocolate bits in it and caramel fudge... ... like can you even imagine a bettter concept than that!!... Not to mention that within 3 hours being through customs, we found ourselves in a Tango class... which was followed by a 3 course meal WITH alcohol included... whilst watching a very fancy Tango show....This place is seriously cool.. in every sense... Oh, and the locals aren´t that hideious to admire either!. ahah...
This morning we woke up not feeling the best and initially were worried that the food was dodgy!... but then we realised it was just an old friend of ours called Hangover... its been so long we mistook it for the return of Frank and Connor...Ahh, the memories of self inflicted pain...
Anyway, gotta run cause we only got one lifetime to explore this town and it may not be enough...
Take Care...
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Mayo fell in love with Leah then peed on me...
Hey guys,
Fresh off the canoe, speedboat, motorbike, plane then taxi, ´we´ve just gotten back from the Jungle and are hanging out in a very cool hostel in Lima...
The last few days have been very cool.... plently of time to lie in our hammocks reading, with the odd jungle excurision to break up the days...
Today we went fishing for piranhas, and I caught 5.. though 2 got away... and Leah also managed to catch one, and caught an angel fish.... Yesterday, we went to a local village and while we were chatting to the locals, they happened to show us a massive Boa Constrictor that was just cruising around... It was totally surreal cause there were 4yr kids running around patting it as well.... Very bizarre...
Strangely enough, our ¨"hotel" in the jungle could accomodate 80 people but there was just 3 of us... Leah, me and another girl we made friends with from our last tour who decided to join us.. It was cool.. The hotel had no electricity in our rooms, so we were going to bed VERY early...
As for Mayo... Hes a monkey!..We stopped via an Island where the monkeys come and climb all over you... While one took a big liking to Leah and tried to drag her into the jungle.. when it came time to give me a hug.. he peed on me... Dirty little bugger...
Anyway.. . We´ll definitely post some photos soon.. but my dinner just arrived so i´m going to run and eat...
Fresh off the canoe, speedboat, motorbike, plane then taxi, ´we´ve just gotten back from the Jungle and are hanging out in a very cool hostel in Lima...
The last few days have been very cool.... plently of time to lie in our hammocks reading, with the odd jungle excurision to break up the days...
Today we went fishing for piranhas, and I caught 5.. though 2 got away... and Leah also managed to catch one, and caught an angel fish.... Yesterday, we went to a local village and while we were chatting to the locals, they happened to show us a massive Boa Constrictor that was just cruising around... It was totally surreal cause there were 4yr kids running around patting it as well.... Very bizarre...
Strangely enough, our ¨"hotel" in the jungle could accomodate 80 people but there was just 3 of us... Leah, me and another girl we made friends with from our last tour who decided to join us.. It was cool.. The hotel had no electricity in our rooms, so we were going to bed VERY early...
As for Mayo... Hes a monkey!..We stopped via an Island where the monkeys come and climb all over you... While one took a big liking to Leah and tried to drag her into the jungle.. when it came time to give me a hug.. he peed on me... Dirty little bugger...
Anyway.. . We´ll definitely post some photos soon.. but my dinner just arrived so i´m going to run and eat...
Friday, September 17, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Frank and Connor Died so we had a pina colada
Hi Guys
Yesterday, we finally managed to kill off Frank and Connor (our pet stomach parasites) and celebrated by having Pina Coladas by the pool in our desert Oasis town of Huacachina.... It was the perfect day to start feeling better as we had a planned Sand Boarding excursion in the afternoon..
I think its safe to say its one of the most fun afternoons I´ve ever had... Firstly we were harnessed into our V8 dune buggies, complete with roll bars where we went on the most exhilirating ride of our life.. We were flying over massive sanddunes at around 100km per hr, often being air borne while we sailed over the top of dunes that had sheer drops... The adrenalin rush was awesome....
After finally stopping out in the middle, we unloaded our sand boards, and "surfed" down a few massive hills...
Arriving back in time to watch the sun set over the Oasis, I think we only then remembered to breathe again after smiling and screaming so much for the last few hours...
This morning we started off early and headed to the Ballestas Islands... or commonly known as Poor Mans Galpagos... It was about half an hour´s boat ride out to the islands, where we were greeted with approx 90 gazillion birds, give or take... and more than our fair share of Sea Lions... Check out the pics for an idea of the birdlife out there!..
This arvo, we plan to sit around the pool again and have a few more pina coladas. After 5 weeks of not being able to drink due to either altitude or sickness, we fully intend on making up for lost time!.
Tomorrow we´re headed off to Lima, where this tour finally ends... But as they say, as one Tour Ends, another begins and we will find ourselves with a new group, heading back to the Amazon!.
Chat soon
Leah and Katie..
Yesterday, we finally managed to kill off Frank and Connor (our pet stomach parasites) and celebrated by having Pina Coladas by the pool in our desert Oasis town of Huacachina.... It was the perfect day to start feeling better as we had a planned Sand Boarding excursion in the afternoon..
I think its safe to say its one of the most fun afternoons I´ve ever had... Firstly we were harnessed into our V8 dune buggies, complete with roll bars where we went on the most exhilirating ride of our life.. We were flying over massive sanddunes at around 100km per hr, often being air borne while we sailed over the top of dunes that had sheer drops... The adrenalin rush was awesome....
After finally stopping out in the middle, we unloaded our sand boards, and "surfed" down a few massive hills...
Arriving back in time to watch the sun set over the Oasis, I think we only then remembered to breathe again after smiling and screaming so much for the last few hours...
This morning we started off early and headed to the Ballestas Islands... or commonly known as Poor Mans Galpagos... It was about half an hour´s boat ride out to the islands, where we were greeted with approx 90 gazillion birds, give or take... and more than our fair share of Sea Lions... Check out the pics for an idea of the birdlife out there!..
This arvo, we plan to sit around the pool again and have a few more pina coladas. After 5 weeks of not being able to drink due to either altitude or sickness, we fully intend on making up for lost time!.
Tomorrow we´re headed off to Lima, where this tour finally ends... But as they say, as one Tour Ends, another begins and we will find ourselves with a new group, heading back to the Amazon!.
Chat soon
Leah and Katie..
Monday, September 13, 2010
5 Seater Plane and Open Graves
Hi Guys!
After staying up till the crazy hour of 8.30pm last night ive found myself wide away around 6.30 so I thought I´d come down and say hi...
Yesterday we arrived in Nasca, after spending the night travelling here on a bus from Arequipa.. Arriving around 6.30am we had a brief chance to shower and unpack before heading off to the Airport for a flight to see the Nasca lines...
Our plane seated only 5 people and had the optional advantage of being able to be flown with the windows down...I think everytime a Condor in Peru farter we dropped a few feet and swayed to the left...Nevertheless, the flight was good fun and we got a really good view of the lines.. Pretty amazing stuff....
Interestingly, in order to fly on the small planes you had to weigh in so they could make sure weight was distributed evenly.. It seems thanks to Frank and Connor (our pet stomach parasites), Leah and I have lost 5 and 7 kgs respectively since the start of the trip!!.. Never mind though, we fully intend on eating more fudge icecream in the next 2weeks so will probably regain it al!.
After the flight we did a tour of the local cementary which is easily the most bizarre thing i´ve ever seen.. Stuck in the desert, graves are now lying open shwing you the mummified bodies of people that died over 1000 years ago.. You can see their hair, eyes, tongue in some cases.. Its truly gross.. Worse still you walk around and can see random rib cages and bones on the top of the sand.... The wind was blowing a gale so you involuntarily swallowed like heaps of "people dust" as we were calling it...
We will try and post some pics cause its really creepy...
Anyway, today we´re off to play in Sand Buggy´s and go sandboarding.... Whilst tomorrow we´re off to the Ballastas Islands.
Chat soon.
Love Leah and Katie.
After staying up till the crazy hour of 8.30pm last night ive found myself wide away around 6.30 so I thought I´d come down and say hi...
Yesterday we arrived in Nasca, after spending the night travelling here on a bus from Arequipa.. Arriving around 6.30am we had a brief chance to shower and unpack before heading off to the Airport for a flight to see the Nasca lines...
Our plane seated only 5 people and had the optional advantage of being able to be flown with the windows down...I think everytime a Condor in Peru farter we dropped a few feet and swayed to the left...Nevertheless, the flight was good fun and we got a really good view of the lines.. Pretty amazing stuff....
Interestingly, in order to fly on the small planes you had to weigh in so they could make sure weight was distributed evenly.. It seems thanks to Frank and Connor (our pet stomach parasites), Leah and I have lost 5 and 7 kgs respectively since the start of the trip!!.. Never mind though, we fully intend on eating more fudge icecream in the next 2weeks so will probably regain it al!.
After the flight we did a tour of the local cementary which is easily the most bizarre thing i´ve ever seen.. Stuck in the desert, graves are now lying open shwing you the mummified bodies of people that died over 1000 years ago.. You can see their hair, eyes, tongue in some cases.. Its truly gross.. Worse still you walk around and can see random rib cages and bones on the top of the sand.... The wind was blowing a gale so you involuntarily swallowed like heaps of "people dust" as we were calling it...
We will try and post some pics cause its really creepy...
Anyway, today we´re off to play in Sand Buggy´s and go sandboarding.... Whilst tomorrow we´re off to the Ballastas Islands.
Chat soon.
Love Leah and Katie.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Mummies and Parasites...
Hi Guys!...
Greetings from Arequipa.....We´ve just come back from visiting Juanita.. Juantia was a teenage incan girl that was sacrificed on a mountain 500 years ago and perfectly preserved until she was discovered 15yrs ago... It was a bit creepy actually, you can still see flesh and hair and teeth and everything!..
Following Juanita, we went to check out a "city inside of a city".. Its actually a massive convent that has been occupied by Nuns since the 1600´s... Once inside, they dont leave.. Even today there are still some nuns that live in there but stay in a separate area during the day while Tourists can walk around and have a look... think its safe to say its the only time Leah and I will be spending our time inside a convent... However, it would be wrong of me not to mention the most amazing Brownie-icecream-fudge dessert we ate inside.....
Health Update....
After a couple of weeks of not being able to eat, and being constantly sick, our Guide arranged for a Doctor to visit our hotel.... and he quickly diagnosed our problem... wait for it..... We are the proud hosts of some stomach parasites... yep.... we have some nasty little South American buggers in our guts that means that we can function quite ok as long as we dont eat... And so as soon as we feel better, we eat, then get massively sick again... The good news was that the cure sounded quite simple..Take one tablet and the parasite will die, and then take 2 more tablets for 3 days and it will kill any bacteria that we may also have.......
So with great joy we stocked up at the chemist last night and cheered to our parasite killing party (after naming our enemies of course).... Only thing was the Dr didn´t warn us that this magic pill is somewhat equivalent to swallowing Napalm.... Within 15min of swallowing it, the 4 of us that took it were staggering home... One person dry wretching in the gutter and Leah and I doubled over in agony trying to get back to our rooms.....Its seriously potent stuff!..
On the good side, i managed to scoff my dessert and am still not suffering, so I tentatively say I may just be cured... just in time given we have a night bus tonight to Nazca.....Tomorrow we go on a flight to see the Nazca lines, and then we´re off to see some massive sanddunes and go sand boarding...
Better run.. Hope everyone is doing well.. Love to hear from you all.
Love Katie and Leah.
Greetings from Arequipa.....We´ve just come back from visiting Juanita.. Juantia was a teenage incan girl that was sacrificed on a mountain 500 years ago and perfectly preserved until she was discovered 15yrs ago... It was a bit creepy actually, you can still see flesh and hair and teeth and everything!..
Following Juanita, we went to check out a "city inside of a city".. Its actually a massive convent that has been occupied by Nuns since the 1600´s... Once inside, they dont leave.. Even today there are still some nuns that live in there but stay in a separate area during the day while Tourists can walk around and have a look... think its safe to say its the only time Leah and I will be spending our time inside a convent... However, it would be wrong of me not to mention the most amazing Brownie-icecream-fudge dessert we ate inside.....
Health Update....
After a couple of weeks of not being able to eat, and being constantly sick, our Guide arranged for a Doctor to visit our hotel.... and he quickly diagnosed our problem... wait for it..... We are the proud hosts of some stomach parasites... yep.... we have some nasty little South American buggers in our guts that means that we can function quite ok as long as we dont eat... And so as soon as we feel better, we eat, then get massively sick again... The good news was that the cure sounded quite simple..Take one tablet and the parasite will die, and then take 2 more tablets for 3 days and it will kill any bacteria that we may also have.......
So with great joy we stocked up at the chemist last night and cheered to our parasite killing party (after naming our enemies of course).... Only thing was the Dr didn´t warn us that this magic pill is somewhat equivalent to swallowing Napalm.... Within 15min of swallowing it, the 4 of us that took it were staggering home... One person dry wretching in the gutter and Leah and I doubled over in agony trying to get back to our rooms.....Its seriously potent stuff!..
On the good side, i managed to scoff my dessert and am still not suffering, so I tentatively say I may just be cured... just in time given we have a night bus tonight to Nazca.....Tomorrow we go on a flight to see the Nazca lines, and then we´re off to see some massive sanddunes and go sand boarding...
Better run.. Hope everyone is doing well.. Love to hear from you all.
Love Katie and Leah.
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