For The Love of Travel

My favorite places, photos and stories

September 8, 2016
by Lids
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6/9/16 Pantanal, Caceres

Grey morning but not raining thank goodness. Today was EPIC! We spent 8 hours on the river watching birds (crane hawk, green kingfishers, vermillion flycatcher), otters, iguanas, capybaras and a jaguar. The jaguar hunt was spell binding, we tracked her … Continue reading

September 7, 2016
by Lids
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5/9/16 Pantanal, Caceres

6 am brekky. Raining again this morning. The staff had gone fishing already and caught a huge catfish. Guess what’s for lunch/dinner?? Decided I wouldn’t go out on the river and hoped for the weather to improve in the afternoon. Spent … Continue reading

September 7, 2016
by Lids
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4/9/16 Pantanal, Caceres

Brekky at 6am, on the river at 7. It was drizzling, I had found an ’emergency plastic poncho’, in my suitcase which provided some cover over other clothes. We all put on multiple top and bottom clothing layers to insulate … Continue reading