Peruvian Adventure Series 9 of 9 – Day Ten 5/20/2008 leaving Puerto Maldonado {Travel}

Welcome to Travel Tuesday! Today I’m going to walk you through Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima them Lima to Lax. This is the last nine part series of my excursion to Peru. If you haven’t read the Travel Tuesday entries please take the time to check it out. It’s been an exciting experience so don’t miss reading all about it.

Just a quick recap:

Sunday, May 11, 2008 Day 1 - Flying from LAX to Lima, Peru

Monday, May 12 2008 Day 2 – Sightseeing in Lima

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Day 3 - Flying from Lima to Cusco

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Day 4 – Traveling by train to Machu Picchu

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Day 5 – Tour Pisac Market & Ollantaytambo

Friday, May 16, 2008 Day 6 – Tour City & Ruins Tour

Saturday, May 17, 2008 Day 7 – Flying to Puerto Maldonado, boat ride to Posada Amazonas

Sunday, May 18, 2008 Day 8 – Tour Tres Chimbadas Lake

Monday, May 19, 2008 Day 9 – Walking tour to the Clay Lick

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Day 10 – Airfare One Way Puerto Maldonado to Lima then Lima to LAX

Let’s begin:

This is a very sad day indeed. It was the end of my excursion to Peru. In a few short hours I will be walking the final walk out of the Amazon Jungle, board the boat taking my last trip down the Infierno River. Then I’m going to board the plane in Puerto Maldonado where I’ll fly to Lima. From Lima I’m going to sleep a couple of hours at Carmel Hotel before I board my plane which is going to take me home to LAX.

I’ve met some great people in Peru. First of all I met Keith and Sharon. Husband and wife for many years. They were very kind to me. We had many laughs along the way.

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I could never forget the English sisters. Every night as I try to tuck myself into bed so the bugs or bats don’t eat me alive, I used to say, “good night sisters.” Then each morning I would say, “good morning sisters.”

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Our rusty trusty tour guide Lewis. He was awesome and sometimes funny. I remember the most how he told us, “The Amazon could be very unpredictable.” Lewis, you kept me safe and sound during the day, Thank you!!

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Here we are on a boat riding down the river the very last time.

Here’s a video of our last boat ride.

We our boat docked we noticed our buses were parked and ready for us. I loved capturing the dirt kicking up from under the bus as we drove to the airport.

As I look back on the experience, I’m so glad I hadn’t waited for anther time to have gone. I’m glad I had the courage and strength to travel alone. I find that if we allow others or things to get in our way we end up really missing out on once in a life opportunities.