Upward and onward....

So I have now made it to the gateway to the Amazon jungle, Puerto Maldonado Peru. I am spending today in the town but will be going on a several hour long canoe trip up the Madre de Dios River making my way into the protected are of the Amazon. Seeing as this really will be the middle of nowhere I think I will be unable to post anything while I´m there but I will make sure to do so on the flip side. Even though I haven´t technically made it to the jungle yet the place I´m staying here feels like it is in the jungle and it´s awesome. I have my own bungelow with no real walls, a ceiling fan, a bed and a hammock. There´s a beatiful pool and a fantastic Thai restaurant. The best part though is that this morning I was walking around, trying to take pictures of monkeys ni the trees when a baby monkey seemed to take a liking to me. At first I thought he was attacking me but after a second I realized he was just curious and he then proceeded to climb up my arm and hang on. I have some great pics of it but unfortunately no way to get them onto this computer right now, I´ll make sure to post them later on. For those of you in NYC I will be making my way back there Sunday morning, and I will be around until the night of July 20th until I get back on another plane to go halfway around the world in the other direction.