The Jungle

Gorgeous, devine and very green, with many many mozzies that seem to like the idea of chowing ones feet. We stayed in this devine little place with a crazy cook that definitely made each moment worthwhile. After deciding he liked me, our food was the best ever. Fruit with yoghurt, pancakes, veggies, salad....each meal just got better and better. I managed to do some river rafting...did not need a knee for that...great fun. Would hate to be in grade five rapids, these were big enough, and feel like the river and I have a mutual understanding now.
Also, I went, not sure what to call it, but where you slide on a rope from one side to another, about 100metres high, very exciting! Did not need knee for that either. Had to cycle though from one village to another on a very gravel road. That was slightly tricky, and did hurt, but had dosed myself with painkillers beforehand and then largly afterwards, was high most of that day.
Saw a few different birds, insects, and water things, not very good with names of that kind of stuff...BUT I did see the most beautiful and biggest butterflies ever. The brighest blues and oranges, along with striking black or white that seemed to contrast their colours. They were everywhere, fluttering passed you, then coming back as if they were trying to tell you something you didn´t know. They really were beautiful, and each one was more amazing than the first. I kept thinking how beautiful they were, and then wondered if my awe of their beauty was returned. Do animals think we are great?
The road home was very similar to that of Santa Theresa. We had three major major landslides where we had to change buses, and then one part that meant alot of walking uphill in very mucky mud. My trainers now look like they belong to a boy! Then our combi had a flat tyre. Finally made it back to Cusco, sharing with a Canadian girl who was working in the Jungle. It really was a great few days with many funny moments, that I am sure I will edit into this blog, when I have the energy. This is one of the Landslides, the whole road has just vanished.