The amazon basin: pampas

I spent 4 days in the amazon basin, starting in Rurrenabaque. It was amazing....super hot and humid (which is a great change from the cold of la paz and everywhere I have been lately!). We headed out in a jeep than a boat to the jungle lodge which was actually quite nice. Everything was lined with mosquito nets and had nets for over the beds. The boat ride down was unreal....there were litterally crocs everwhere....you couldnt drive more than 5 seconds without seeing one, if not five crocs (and not too far away!). We also saw a bundle of little monkeys on the ride, which invaded our boat to get the bananas!(that is not me in the picture) We were able to go anaconda hunting twice... yes that is a picture of me with an anaconda around my neck...but only a small one, about 1 meter. The biggest we saw was 3 meters and as thick as my calfs. We also went fishing for piranas..i was quite good and caught three! We swam with pink dolfins, and the crocs were litterally like 5 meters away....bit scary! The flight down to the amazon was on a little 20 seater plane...was pretty neat. The ride back however was on a very little 4 seater plane (in the picture), with a very unpressurized cabin (not so easy on the head and ears!). It was crazy, because we were sat right behind the pilot! Bit scary in the turbulence though becuase you feel every little bump. So I am back in La Paz now, and arrived back to police with riot gear everywhere....apparently there are some protests (not surprisingly) and a possible bus strike about to happen. I book my bus ticket out of here and to Uyuni for the salt flats..hoping not to get stuck...