Quick update so peeps don't think we got lost in the Jungle!
We are back in La Paz after a week in Rurre including two days in the rainforest. The boat trip there and back was fun but the Jungle itself was..... shall we say, underwhelming.


We had a 2.5 hour boat trip up the river to a pretty basic camp in the rainforest close to the river. There were two other people on the trip, an English guy who perpetuated the "whinging Pom" stereotype and an Australian guy who was travelling with him.
We went for a few walks through the rainforest. Sweated lots. Didn't see many animals apart from a cheeky spider-monkey who came into the dining room and stole some food and a Tarantula!

We were supposed to stay two nights but we were so dirty and sweaty, the water wasn't working in the toilets or shower and the bedroom was really dusty from the dirt floor so we decided one night was enough. In the morning before going back to town we went further up the river and walked 20 minutes to a cliff face with Macaw nesting holes. Then walking back to the boat we had to stop and be really quiet to not attract the attention of a group of white-lipped peccaries (Pigs). Luckily they didn't have any piglets with them so weren't agressive.

Back in Rurre we checked into the only hotel in town with a swimming pool and lazed around reading until our flight back to La Paz.

Heading off tonight to Uyuni in Southern Bolivia on an overnight bus to do a 3 day trip across the "world's largest" saltflat and then hotfooting it to Chile so not sure when the next update will be possible.
Sarah wants everyone to know that we will be on the salt flats for her Birthday and therefore uncontactable for Birthday wishes.