Still in Iquitos but luckily it is not so hot, about 30 degrees and overcast and there are a lot of tropical storms. Resigned myself to being here for another few days so the girls can spend the time they want with their dad. However, a couple of evenings ago the true bizarreness of the situation could not escape me... There I was in a Karaoke bar (bad in itself!) in a town surrounded by jungle of which there are no roads to escape, only planes or boat. In the bar with grumpy girls and a very, very drunk Ross and his new wife who are in the middle of the floor dancing and performing various loud and raucous numbers, there is a storm outside so it is impossible to leave the place. I was completely sober and just thinking "how is this happening to me??" Luckily I can also see the humour of the situation!!
We have changed hotels due to an infestation of caterpillars, I woke up one morning with them crawling all over me. We found somewhere else pretty easily and it was all going well in the new place, no air con but a fan that is pretty efficient, WiFi and cable TV and all very clean and central.... until Mili spotted a lizard in the room... thank goodness we are not actually in the proper jungle, she was so freaked out we had to go and ask someone to get a broom and remove it and she then spent hours trying to block any holes near the ceiling with all her clothes... seemed to do the trick for a while until last night she found 3 in the bathroom... Mili does not like Peru!!
Have realised what was wrong with Jo, or at least why she has been so poorly for the last week.. it is the malaria medication.. not sure why we didn't put two and two together, but it suddenly dawned on me and we looked up side effects and she had virtually all of the mild,moderate and severe, we are hoping now she has stopped that she will start to feel better. Iquitos is pretty safe anyway and as we haven't gone right into the jungle as we thought then it really isn't a worry to stop taking it.
Had a bit or respite yesterday and went up the Amazon to an animal sanctuary for rescued animals, we held slothes (which were adorable), turtles, a baby jaguar, parrots, monkeys and I held a very large snake! Today I have managed to make my excuses and the girls have gone out with their dad to a butterfly place (although of course Mili hates butterflies!) I am trying to take the time to work out what I am going to do next week.
Will try and put some pictues of seperately as cannot seem to upload.
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