We made it. Still feeling a little fragile but bouncing back pretty decisively, we left the Hotel in Arosemena Tola and headed to Tena. Amazingly, Paul who is usually sensitive to these things actually opted for a chicken soup (complete with severed chicken’s claws), followed by chicken and chips with salad – after we think the last four days was caused by chicken!! Travel has changed him!!
Back at Peurto Napo we arrived at our friends’ house where we will be based while we explore the local area for a few days. In the meantime we briefly explored the town and met some local children who were delighted to have their photo taken and perform on their scooter as they raced it down the hill towards the river.
protective mother
Back at the house we were a little dismayed to find another resident in the bedroom – a mother Tarantula and her hundreds of babies perched three feet above our proposed pillows. We moved the mattress. No sign of the male, aparently he’s probably been eaten by her in a post coital arachnid frenzy.
Gulp!
