Kevin and Joannie on tour

Our final day.  Just before breakfast we had a visit from the pink dolphins but yet again they were fleeting and evaded our cameras. After breakfast Daniel offered us a walk in the jungle with the others.  As we had our only clean, dry clothes on we declined as we would have to journey home in these. We waved off the others who were dropped off with Daniel on the bank.   We sat in the salon looking at photos and bizarrely Take That came on the radio singing Back for Good.  We moored for lunch and a boat was taken out for Daniel to bring the others back in The Captain said we would leave the boat at 1.15 to go to the airport.  We ate alone as the others had not returned.  Aurelio went to look for them but could not locate them.  The boat was still where it had been left. The captain told Kevin that the jungle walk was only meant to be an hour and he was clearly concerned at their non-appearance. So with the other motor boat ...

We knew we were going to be joined by four new guests today but the Captain told us last night we would be joined by twenty four day trippers as well. Our clothes were still damp so we hung them on the top deck to dry.  We were told we were going to cruise to the Rio Mamore and swim with dolphins in the afternoon. When the boat is moving, there are fewer mosquitos so we could sit out on deck.  On the roof of the deck below we could see and hear a very small frog. We passed Loma Suarez port where we came across the Bolivian Navy. There were houses on stilts too which showed the river flooded. The launch brought us the day party as well as the new guests - a couple from Cochabamba and a mother and daughter from Santa Cruz. On the way we saw and heard some red howler monkeys in the trees on the banks and other wildlife. We moored by the junction with the Mamore and had lunch. Joan had tol...