It is Monday, January 5, 2015 San Pedro Lodge, Iquitos,
Peru (can you believe?!)
Outside my little wooden cabin with the straw roof at San
Pedro lodge, near Iquitos, miles down some tributary river in the AMAZON! The sun is shining down (left behind,
in Lima, my sunglasses, last year’s diary, English Spanish dictionary, like,
all the near essentials!
annoying) hens and chickens
are rooting around somewhere in the foliage. Before lunch (liquids and fruit for me, being Monday) it
poured rain showing us the essence of the Amazon. Have to be careful to cover computer, camera … as already there are drips happening in
my room during strong rain storms.
I adjust and hope that there is not too much leakage. It is so quiet here in the garden, just
hear birds twittering in the trees.
I have not gone out to explore yet; there is a small trail nearby
leading to a village; this is where the staff seem to repair to when they are
finished here. It is so tranquil
here, like, no wires, back in time.
They will be putting on the power I guess a little later. I understand that there are most guests
coming tonight, one to be beside me and sharing the bathroom. I am still in a bit of a daze with
disbelief that I am here! I trust
that fasting will help me get into my writing routine. Now I hear a funny sound and wonder
what animal that is. There is one
worker close by moving about quietly.
Can I believe the ‘thached rooves around me? The tall trees and wide leaved palms? The bright yellow floers on the
tree opposite me and the red clusters in bushes around the property. The two girls and man who I met here
yesterday were so nice and I am sorry they left up river to spend 5 days with a
shaman; would be interested to go too!
Was fun to spend time with them last night. Now on my own
and feeling low in energy. Spend
the morning practicing Spanish, doing written and memory exercises. About time I got into the exercise
book.
Glad that I wrote some tips in the plane yesterday which I
will start on soon. Part of me
wants to snooze in the sun, just to let go. Maybe I will do just that for now. Don’t resist it.
It may be my one time that I will be on my own here. Don’t want to think of where next, what
next….
My little cabin in the dark!
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