Escaping Civilization: My Week in a Remote Jungle Cabin. Everything in the Amazon is remote. Our fishing cabin was more than a 4-hour boat ride to the nearest village with a road or a landing strip for a bush plane. Accommodations were spartan, but comfortable and the food was all local, fresh and tasty. The…
The Amazon rainforest is a realm of unparalleled beauty, teeming with exotic wildlife and mystical secrets. One of the most enchanting creatures that call this lush wilderness home is the elusive Amazon river dolphin, famously known as the pink dolphin. Swimming with these graceful creatures is an adventure like no other, an experience that promises…
I was fortunate to visit several Indigenous villages In the Amazon during my trip. Including a Floating Indigenous Village in the Amazon. This village is 30-minute boat ride from Manaus and all the homes float on the river. Some have electricity, but most don’t. It is complete with their own school, local market and shops,…
Nothing about the Amazon is easy and everything is remote. Getting to the lodge for a week’s expedition was an adventure by itself. See video of trip at bottom of post. Bush Plane over the Amazon First we took a 2-hour bush plane ride from Manaus to the Rio Roosevelt lodge. Once we crossed the…
Every day during our weeklong Amazon Fishing Expedition we made a riverside campsite for our lunch and siesta (sesta in Portuguese.) Choosing a Site Our campsite were chosen with care, a cool shady spot by the river, sometimes on an island. We made sure there were no animals, especially snakes, bees, biting ants or mosquitos…
