We were under the impression that due to other passengers arrivals we would not actually leave for the tree houses from Iquitos till 2:30. We were not happy with that and had expressed our displeasure via email to the owners. They said 2:30 is the standard departure time. They would still come and pick us up at 10, but they would give us a tour of the town. We were resigned to taking the tour we did not want. They picked us up at 10 right on time and then we went for five blocks and picked up two more passengers. These were young Chinese girls, living in New York. They had seven pieces of luggage between them. One piece was at least 4 ft tall. Once the driver stopped and loaded all that luggage up into the van he decided there was no room for anyone else. So we immediately left for the treehouse lodge at about 10:30! We were very happy with this outcome. It took an hour and a half by van to get there and it was interesting to see civilization thin out more and more as we drove. We got to a port town Nauta, and had to get out of the van. From the van we got into tuk-tuks one for Leslie, Me, and our luggage one for the Chinese girls and part of their luggage and one for the rest of their luggage. From there we got into a boat and spent 45 minutes speeding along the two main tributaries of the Amazon. We went down the Maranon River got to the Amazon and then up the Ucayala River. Each of these Rivers was as big and wide is the Missouri River at its widest point. Together they form the start of the Amazon River mile 0. We stopped at the Confluence for about 5 minutes and watch the grey and pink dolphins frolicking. Then it was off to the Treehouse lodge.
The river and a Riverboat Museum right outside of our hotel
The driver and Edgar are our guide
Tuk-tuks everywhere
Edgar assessing the giant pile of luggage
This water tower was built with the assistance of Japan. In classic japanese manner they have a little animated character up there. Thanks Japan
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No lunch at the cafe
As we got closer there was more and more water, creeks and rivers and lakes.
88 kilometers and we are at the end of the road
Tuk tuk here we come
Squeezing in. Leslie fits, me not so much
Need another tuk-tuk
Topiary along the road
The boat is here
