DAY 7 Photo Gallery by JerryE at pbase.com

DAY 7

Day 7 (Friday March 10) - Our last full day on the river was different in several ways. First, after navigating back down the Ucayali to its confluence with the Maranon, we cruised back up the Maranon to Nauta. Nauta was quite a thriving city and is connected to Iquitos by a 62-mile long road. It takes about two hours to reach Iquitos by road from Nauta and seven hours by river. We arrived in Nauta early so that we could experience "the market" that was a virutal cornucopia of foods and goods. Since there is little refrigeration available to locals, they must shop in the market regularly, if not daily, in order to have fresh meat and produce. After lunch, we ventured by skiff further up river to do a trek in a terra firma rainforest (never floods). It was amazing the spectrum of flora and fauna in the forest. Our farewell dinner was preceded by one last skiff ride on the Amazon late afternoon where eventually the two skiffs tied up together and we were treated to a champagne toast to the river and a successful cruise. A successful and special cruise at that.

NAUTA		JUANAS FOR SALE	MOTOR TAXIS
RICE		OILS, SPICES AND VINEGARS
	GRAINS
THE CHICKEN MARKET
A VARIETY OF ATTEMPTS TO MAKE YOUR CHICKEN STAND OUT	FEET AND GIZZARDS FOR THE BUDGET SHOPPERS
	PECCARY AND TAPIR	TURTLE	TURTLE
CAYMAN		CAYMAN	THE BISTRO

JUAN INTRODUCES HIS FRIEND - A TORTA DEALER	THEY LOOKED GOOD!!		MORE TORTAS
FRESH ORANGE JUICE		A PILL FOR WHATEVER AILS YOU
YUCCA
BATTER FOR A MORNING FRIED SNACK		THE MARKET - A FISH TO MATCH ANY BUDGET, TASTE OR APPETITE
			WHEN A POLICEMAN ASKS YOU TAKE A PICTURE - YOU SMILE AND DO IT
HIS BUDDY WANTED ONE ALSO
	THIS STALL ALSO HAD CAYMAN (on the floor)	A CLOSER LOOK	JUAN SHOWS US THE WALKING CATFISH

APPLE SNAILS - AN INVASIVE IN THE US	YIKES!! MONKEY		TIGER CATFISH

RICE - IF YOU ARE STILL HUNGRY		DETROIT IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE ABANDONED VEHICLES RUN INTO TROUBLE
JUST THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY	NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE ADVERTISING HERE	USIEL CHECKS IN	THE CITY PARK PAVILLION
PAICHE aka ARAPAIMA			EXPEL AIR OUT THEIR GILLS AFTER GULPING THE ROLLS TOSSED TO THEM
		WALL ART DEPICTING SOME OF THE FOLKLORE OF THE AREA	WALL ART DEPICTING SOME OF THE FOLKLORE OF THE AREA
WALL ART DEPICTING SOME OF THE FOLKLORE OF THE AREA	WALL ART DEPICTING SOME OF THE FOLKLORE OF THE AREA	WALL ART DEPICTING SOME OF THE FOLKLORE OF THE AREA	A MOTOR TAXI RIDE BACK TO THE DOCK AND OUR SKIFFS


		A COBBLER PRACTICING HIS TRADE	OUR SKIFF DRIVERS TOOK THEIR JOBS VERY SERIOUSLY
A NEW THAI STYLE CANOE MOTOR		LOOK AT MY TREASURES
		LOCALS HAVE ASSEMBLED TO HELP US EXPERIENCE THE TERRA FIRMA FOREST
		USIEL DONS A TARANTULA MASK	OUR TRACKERS THAT HELPED US FIND EXCITEMENT AND AMAZEMENT
	USIEL POINTS OUT A TREE THAT LOCALS SLASH THE BARK TO GATHER SAP WITH MEDICINAL BENEFITS	SLASHES	SPOT-LEGGED POISON-DART FROG
SPOT-LEGGED POISON-DART FROG	CRESTED FOREST FROG immature
MILLIPEDE
			ANOTHER TREE WITH MEDICINAL SAP
ANACONDA immature		TIRED OF ALL THE ATTENTION
	CRESTED FOREST FROG WELL CAMOFLAGED	USIEL DESCRIBES A TERMITE NEST	SAYS THEIR BITE IS NOT TOO BAD - RIGHT!
JANE OF THE JUNGLE	PORCUPINE PALM ??	PINK-TOED TARANTULA
A SMALL COCUNUT FRUIT - CUT IT OPEN IN HIS BARE HAND WITH A MACHETE - DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME	WINE CUP MUSHROOM		STRANGLER FIG
		PROFILE OF A WHITE-LINED SAC-WING BAT IN THE STRANGLER FIG HOLLOW	SPOT-LEGGED POISON-DART FROG
	THE UT ALUM GROUP	THE UT ALUM GROUP ADOPT A CONVERT	USIEL, DENNIS, JUAN - OUR SKILLED LEADERS

PHOSPHORESCENT MUSHROOMS	PHOSPHORESCENT MUSHROOMS	TERRAIN IN THE FOREST	RED BACK POISON FROG
WALKING PALM	GOOD FOR SALE - A TIRED DAUGHTER


CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS	VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE RIVER	VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE RIVER	BARGE GOING TO PICK UP JUNGLE OIL
VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE RIVER	VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE RIVER	VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE RIVER
		ONE LAST SKIFF RIDE AND A CHAMPAGNE TOAST TO THE RIVER AND AN AMAZING CRUISE	THE SUN SETS ON OUR LAST DAY ON THE RIVER
THE SUN SETS ON OUR LAST DAY ON THE RIVER	THE SUN SETS ON OUR LAST DAY ON THE RIVER	THE SUN SETS ON OUR LAST DAY ON THE RIVER	FAREWELL DINNER
FAREWELL DINNER	FAREWELL DINNER	OUR CAPABLE AND FRIENDLY STAFF - THANK YOU!!!

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