Welcome to La Jungle (It's got fun and games)

11/23/09

It's actually a crappy ropes course that has seen better days. This is what is replacing our boating excursion because the river is too high. Of course, the person who booked our tour knew that the river was too high, but still sold us on the trip. I believe that is called a “bait and switch”. Since Shannon was recovering, I was coming down with a milder case of what Shannon had and Carmalyn has too much engineering knowledge to trust the structural integrity of the whole place, it wasn't a lot of fun. The girls tried the smallest swing (3m), we all did some sort of flying fox with a seat contraption, but nobody wanted to try the bigger swings, so our tour went quickly.

This is our last day in the jungle, so after La Jungle, we head into town. Our tour will take us back to Cochabamba, but we want to head in the opposite direction. Since we are already halfway (by time, not distance) there is no point returning, only to come right back through again. Trusting my life to the local drivers on the mountain roads once was enough. There is no way I am going to give them three chances. The third bus to go by stops and we end up in the cab. I get to lie down in the space where the alternate driver sleeps. Best bus ride ever.

When we arrive in Santa Cruz, we book a 20 hour bus ride to Paraguay. Our three day excursion into the jungle means we have to cut the wine tour from our trip. We stock up on water and board the bus to Paraguay.