My apologies that we have not had updates for the past few days. We had no time in Coca to get to a internet cafe... Tonight I am working on a computer that is linked to the internet via a radio linkage at Sacha Lodge.
The flight from Quito to Coca was very cloudy - for the first time I did not see either of the volcanoes that usually mark our transition from the Andes to the Amazon.
The Napo River and the local lakes and streams are unusually high right now. This is the dry season, but we have had tons of rain. As a result, many of the groups have not seen the most commonly seen animals, but have run into animals that are more scarce here. One group saw a young anaconda completely out of the water and resting on a tree. Others saw Kinkajous and night monkeys. My favorite, the Caiman Lizard, was spotted by several groups (but sadly, not by me or my group!).
In just a few hours we will begin the trek out of the forest... We will be paddled across the lake, hike for 30 minutes, then take a motorized canoe for 2.5 hours up the Napo. This will be followed by a short ride in a Chiva ( a local form of bus) to the airport. After a 45 minute flight we will land in Quito where we will join our highlands guide Jorge and drive up the the Pyramids at Cochasqui.
With luck, we´ll have internet from here on out...
- Eric Fortune
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