Sometimes things just dont go to plan but that doesn’t matter, you can still have plenty of fun. A few days after I arrived at the MLC a group of volunteers was scheduled to go biogardening in Salvacion. We were driven up river by boat and dropped off on the opposite bank to make the hour walk to Salvacion. However, no sooner had the boat disappeared back down river, than are problems began. It was the beginning of the dry season and the river level had dropped dramatically in the last few weeks. The result was that everything looked very different and large areas that had once been under water, were now muddy, stoney expanses of beach or muddy stream beds. Try as we might, we just couldn’t find the trail to Salvacion. Concerned that we might get lost in the maze of forest and agroforestry plots we returned to the river. We amused ourselves telling some of the most awful, cheesy jokes imaginable, whilst Jas attempted to find the trail. An hour later and we were beginning to wonder where Jas had got to. Thankfully, she reappeared, but she hadn’t found the trail. There was nothing for it but to chill on the beach until someone came to find us. I amused myself by creating a macchu pichu sandcastle (or should i say mud castle!) and Steph decided to use the mud as a face mask. Rainforest Journalist Marcus, had other ideas, he cut down some bamboo and made himself a shelter. As the day wore on I ventured along the beach to photograph butterflies and volunteer Rob took a dip in the stream. Suddenly, a noise caught my attention. It was the sound of a boat and it was the crees boat. After a lot of shouting we finally got the attention of Willy, the boat driver. We clambered onto the boat and were told he was on his way to Macha Huasi to buy rice. We went with him upriver and then started walking through the forest. Suddenly we appeared in a clearing and were met with the sight of a beautiful oxbow lake. It was as if we had stumbled across our own little paradise. There were even some rafts and they were soon put to good use. The boys dragged the rafts into the water and along with Steph, were soon paddling around the lake and admiring the view. There were also loads of butterflies that kept settling on my arms or on the ground nearby, which were very beautiful.   Jas appeared with Inka cola and after a refreshing drink, we headed back to the boat and the MLC.
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