I have figured out the 4 days we are spending at the lodge is similar to camp. We get to sleep in cabins. No telephone or TV which is fine. The upside is there is a bathroom in the cabin and air conditioning. The program is run like camp and every one in your group does the same thing.
The facilities are good, comfortable chairs, food is cafeteria type and at both dinner and breakfast on the cool side. This resort seems to cater to US citizens although today 2 other groups came in and I think they are both speaking Spanish. Guests line up for meals. Sounds like camp right.
No entertainment or lectures but our guide so far has been amazing. He has worked for the company for 32 years went to the university to study biology and has great English and his knowledge of the Amazon flora and fauna is terrific. So now some facts. Currently the Amazon at this lodge is 2300 miles to the Atlantic, The River is 2 miles wide and currently about 25 feet deep. During flood season it is able to rise to 60 feet deep. The river also has several islands present and these islands have the ability to grow or actually erode away with time based upon current conditions. There are several areas that the the river has created then become overwhelmed with debris setting off an ecological process of creating methane gas from debris decomposing and turning the water heavier and actually black.
Today’s activities will include a boat ride to fish for piranha and search for pink dolphins or fresh water dolphins that live in the Amazon, back for lunch and a little rest then to the local village to learn how the local people use blow guns for hunting. Back for a swim and then a night hike to look for caiman (those are crocodile) as we know them but much larger. Tomorrow an all day tour to the canopy and more learning about the rainforest
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