The first day’s outings were a morning walk in the forest, along the Marañón river. In the afternoon I took up a free spot on a kayak for a paddle, while Cath relaxed (on-board sleeping was easy and plentiful!)
![This python was minding its own business, coiled up in the water below, when our local creature spotter (in green) took a hefty stick and lifted it out, the better for us to see. He put it down on the bank of the stream, but this seemed the better action shot.](https://blog.ac-r.nu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSF1651.jpg)
![Tarantula](https://blog.ac-r.nu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSF1657.jpg)
![Kayaking](https://blog.ac-r.nu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_20160815_165718.jpg)
The first day’s outings were a morning walk in the forest, along the Marañón river. In the afternoon I took up a free spot on a kayak for a paddle, while Cath relaxed (on-board sleeping was easy and plentiful!)