What a beautiful morning! It had rained for most of the night, but amazingly we didn’t experience a drop of water falling from the sky all day! Birds of all shapes and colors greeted us on our skiff ride this morning, with monkeys adding to the cacophony of sounds.
After breakfast we hiked on Terra Firma, one of just a few places that we can walk on relatively dry ground. We met with Shaman Carola, who taught us about the plants and herbs she uses to treat everything from arthritis to diabetes to hair loss. Carola has served 9 communities along the Marañon River, treating young and old alike.
Our afternoon skiff ride gave us good looks at saddle-back tamarin monkeys, chirping and playing among the dense foliage. Again the birds were on display, showing off their opulent plumage. Our skiff encountered a parrot snake just as the sun was setting, though how our driver Primo was able to spot it in the water hyacinths is beyond me!
