The Last Amazon Post!

Okay, some gator posts! Okay, but not really gators. They're caimans. But close. Cousins. But you would already know that if you've read my previous posts. We went out in the boat for a night tour and stopped the boat and what do you know our guide reached down and grabbed a caiman!

 And then Toby reached down and grabbed one for himself!!!

 I thought this was the best view of how much the water rises. See those 55 gallon barrels down there? They come all the way up to that line on the tree!

 Piranha teeth. CHOMP!

 The gang:

And this is the end. It was a nice trip.

Amazon: Animals and Wildlife

Wrapping it up. We're on the home stretch. Only maybe 5 or 6 or 10 more posts about the Amazon. This one's just pictures. Animals. Because it was rainy the first few days I think there were more moths out? I guess. If I were a moth I'd probably not fly in the rain. You know, stay somewhere dry? But maybe they know something I don't.

Amazon 4: Jungle Part 2

Okay, jungle part two. Stay with me. I'm almost done with these Amazon posts. I mean, unless you guys really like them. Because if you do, I could probably keep this going for years, with the amount of  pictures I took.

 Toby lost his finger in a fight with a caiman!!! He's real bummed about it. It was his favorite nose picking finger too :(

 Lunch. Well, semi-survival lunch. Sardines and mandioc.

 Hearts of palm, straight from the forest!

 Luring a gigantic tarantula out of his big hole.

 Whoooaoa! This thing was like the size of my hand, spread wide open.

 Big trees. Bat below.

 Camp number two and some fish that our guide caught for us for dinner. When we were pressed to actually catch our own dinner we didn't stand up to the challenge. But this is the same kind of fish Toby caught.

 A handstand shot together. Always better together.

 All of this is covered with water for half the year. All the way up to those tree tops.

 How to cross a river without getting wet. Okay. If you want to know that, don't ask any of us. We don't know.

 Shower time.

 Peacock bass, snakehead fish and one other kind for lunch.