DAY 11 - SUNDAY
TAMPOPATA LODGE back to CUSCO via PUERTO MALDONADO
by boat, bus, plane and bus
6.15am - an early morning walk into the rainforest for Lynda and Val to try and spot the caimen Val saw the day before
Staff huts
The river
View of the huts (and Lynda)
Heliconia flowers
'Our' hut - shared with Wayne and Phil
Brazil nut cracking depot
The main bar/lounge area
Bananas for snacks
Cyra and Tony heading down to the boat for the trip back to Puerto Madonado
Phil - still giving us all belly ache with laughing!
(Mercedes, our local Peruvian guide, is behind Phil)
Yugio (local Peruvian guide) checks us out at the National Reserve checkpoint
Puerto Maldonado prison
Tambopata Lodge office in Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado airport. The one we saw was this big. HONEST!!
Nurse Val back in Cusco
Attempting to dry out a lot of very damp clothes after being in the humidity of the rainforest
and also get it all back into bags for travel to the UK
View from our room
Lovely 3 course lunch plus glass of wine in Cusco for 10 sols (£2)
The restaurant and views back to the Plaza del Armas from its balcony
La Compania church, Cusco
Plaza del Armas
Local market
A sand painting in the street - later that night it was all destroyed by cars
The last 'last meal' ! Pacha Papa restuarant - we ate in the courtyard
Walking back to the Hotel Savoy
Last cup of coca tea
Lobby, Hotel Savoy. 10.15pm - the latest we've been up in days!
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