The sloth

The last day in the Amazon jungle we went to find a sloth. Lovisa and I were still so tired and kind of sick from the night in the jungle. We really hoped to find a sloth really fast so that we could return to the camp for a nap. But this time it took hours to find one (the other days we spotted them really easily).

But after about 3 hours in the sun we got the sloth and I got a sun stroke...

That's the guy running away from us as fast as he can.

Later that day, we went back to Manaos where I got a Coke in a plastic bag (they needed the bottle) and at midnight we left to Rio de Janeiro via Sao Paulo.

Wire tree

just because I like this picture so much. An electrical wire with leaves...

Hurra Torpedo

This has nothing to do with Brazil but it's great anyways. The Norwegian band Hurra Torpedo...

a night out

Or last night we decided to spend out in the jungle. We had to leave our save jungle hotel quite early in the afternoon 'cause it gets dark already around 6 o'clock and then the mosquitos attack without mercy.

When we reached the 'jungle campsite' we immediately had to start a fire to prepare dinner and make the hammocks ready for the night including the mosquito nets.

For dinner I had roasted chicken and Lovisa got fish. A guide told us how nice it is to have a Caipirinha in the jungle so we had to try that as well.

At night we were visited by some really naughty spiders...

Actually we didn't sleep very much that night. Maybe around 2 or 3 in the morning we both woke up nauseous. It was impossible to sleep. We don't know what it was that made us sick since we didn't eat the same. That's how we felt on the way back:

native family

On Sunday morning we visited a native family. 

Actually there was not much to see so we decided to explore their backyard and went on a hike through the jungle.

Where we came out some cows were already waiting for us.

Later we jumped in the Amazonas river for some refreshment but the water was so warm, there was not much freshness going on.

Dolphins and paddling on a sunny afternoon

Tuesday morning we went out to catch a sloth but without success. But instead we could follow a group of river dolphins. A group of about 7 dolphins were on their way to visit their family up the river (I'm very sure that's what they were up to)...

Later that day our English friends and Luciano the Brasileiro left the camp to Manaus. Now only Lovisa and I were left in the jungle and because the weather was so nice we decided to go paddling for the afternoon. Oh, how I enjoyed it!!!

Just like in Sweden Lovisa wasn't enjoying it so much... If you don't remember that one click here

That shows quite nicely how it was like to paddle through the jungle: