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 [...]
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 [...]
Off to the Rainforest…AGAIN!
When Dalai Thomas and I went with a group to the Brazilian rainforest, I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Boy, was I wrong! Almost exactly a year later and I’m packing for another rainforest trip. I’m thinking malaria and yellow fever all over again! Since the last trip, my oldest, [...]
Foto Friday
Rainforest Bidet Every time I come across this picture from our rainforest trip I laugh. Of course Dalai T asked me why we would need a dish sprayer next to the toilet, so I explained that some people like to “squirt” instead of wipe or like to “freshen” up without taking a shower. Judging [...]
