Piranha gandhi biography

After a full-day of adventures in Iquitos (Peru), my son and I woke up the next morning with the realization that the most adventurous part of our trip was just beginning. We were about to face four days and three nights in the Peruvian Amazon jungle, with the goal of seeing lots of birds (my goal) and snakes (my son’s goal … unfortunately). We’d arranged for a private guide who would take us on wildlife excursions during the day and at night. My son and I assumed this would involve hiking along well-trodden trails through the jungle. We were wrong. It turned out to be MUCH more adventurous then either of us anticipated, as you’ll see in the rest of this blog post.

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The boat from Iquitos, Peru to the Otorongo Amazon River Lodge

After an early breakfast, we were picked up by our guide and whisked away in a tuk-tuk through narrow alleys in Iquitos until we found ourselves at the end of the road. This is where our boat awaited to take us to the jungle.

There were no other people on the boat. It was just me, my son, our guide, and th

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