Tag Archives: Amazon

The Peru Chronicles: Day 7

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Shannon

Read the previous entries: Day 1/2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, and Day 6. We were up before the dawn to catch the animals as they awoke. When we first returned to the lake, it was covered in thick … Continue reading →

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The Peru Chronicles: Day 5

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Shannon

Read the previous entries: Day 1/2, Day 3, and Day 4. Trigger/content warning: Grisly outdoor deaths and horrifying insects. I usually don’t write these, but some of the stories I tell at the end of the post could be pretty … Continue reading →

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The Peru Chronicles: Day 4

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Shannon

At 5:45 AM on Day 4, I abruptly woke up, looked at my clock and exclaimed, “Oh shit!” The pickup for the Amazon trip was at 6:00 AM. We skipped showering, scrambled to shove everything into our backpacks, threw on … Continue reading →

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