Angel Falls

These motel computers!
They are either ancient, VERY foreign, do not have a slot for my camera chip, or, like this one. have a slot but does not recognize my card, so no photos yet.


Isla Raton had a very primitave camp, a pole building with only a roof. A little corner for cooking, makeshift table and benches to eat on, and places to hang hammocks. Many had mosquito bites even with repellent on. Netting was provided for every hammock. (nice, cooperative south american mosquitos acted like Port Angeles ones and totally left me alone)

Went dark by 6 pm so we ate by candlelight and went to bed early - 7pm. Up at 4am for breakfast, packup, crossed the river and hiked up to the falls. Can't actually hike to the falls, but quite close, great vantage points, and a pool where we got to "bathe in the waters of the Angel" (travel brochure language!)

The trail started off like a primitive trail, lots of roots (as you might imagine in a jungle) muddy areas and rocks. Then it deteriorated. The last few miles was just scrambling over the rocks. But what a view point!
Except over the rocks is where I slipped and fell, tweeked my right knee. But still useable. (swelling started later)

I WILL GET PHOTOS ON HERE !

Then another half mile to the pool. By then I was thinking how cold the water would be on my hot sweatty body so I was thinking of passing on a swim. But, realizing this truely was a once in a life opportunity, got in. After the initial shock (many of you know how my middle section hates cold water) it was refreshing and cooled me down very nice.

All too soon, we had to head back down the trail to the waiting boat. The guides had everything packed and down the river we went. As we got to the hiking part, another rain storm. Come on, this is supposed to be the dry season !!! I would call it a flash flood, being from the desert. Parts of the trail were under 2 feet of water running off the savanah. Again, what could be misereable to some travelers was to our group a great, fun, different adventure. (ok, I even thought is was an adventure to get tear gassed in Cuzco)

Back to camp, quick change to dry clothes and across the lagoon to town and walk to the airport to fly back to civilization.