Dog Day of Summer
People often ask me why I moved from California to Missouri. And this is the time of year I ask myself the same question. Why, Lina, why? Our forecast this upcoming week: 106°, 104°, 105°, 98°, 100°, 97° (chilly), 100° It depresses me just thinking about it. By now, the kids and I [...]
Indulge Me One More Time…
When you signed up for this blog, did you realize that you would be subject to never-ending photos of my children? I know it is a bit obnoxious, but I’ll tell you my secret. I am using this as a digital record of my family life so when my children wonder where their hand [...]
Animal Kingdom
I figured if this trip was anything like my trip to the Brazilian rainforest, there would be lots of monkeys around. What struck me in Brazil was how the monkeys were so acclimated to humans they would interact with us like house pets. (Here, you can check out those cute little monkeys) Surprisingly, the [...]
Jungle Fever
We traveled almost everywhere in the Peruvian rainforest by boat. Sometimes a large three story ferry, but mostly by an open-air propelled canoe. You had to be prepared for rain at all times. Once, we got caught in a torrential downpour and couldn’t cross the river. We all got completely soaked as we tied up [...]
Back from the Jungle
Four o’clock Saturday morning I was woken up by banging on my door. Time to get up for our 5 am boat ride to the city of Iquitos where we catch our plane to Lima. That was 38 hours ago and I have yet to sleep in a bed. The few hours of in-and-out [...]
