Hello from the Amazon rainforest.
We are in week two now of the first Be My Travel Muse adventure tours, and it has brought
us to the Peruvian Amazon.
And we're in a place called Tahuayo Lodge deep in the Amazon.
All the rooms are treehouses like this, and it's known for having amazing biodiversity.
One thing that I think is really cool is how this place is basically on the water.
Also, it's completely off the grid.
Everything is solar running, but it's all screened in rooms, which is really cool.
And there's a hammock room and really good food, and everyone here seems to know your
name by, like, the afternoon of the first day that you arrive, which is really cool,
I think.
And it's just really good vibes here, with a lot of really fun activities, like jungle
walks and swimming with the pink river dolphins, and yesterday, we saw nine sloths, which was
incredible.
Look, it's a boot bush.
It is so cool being up in the canopy of the Amazon.
Jen carried herself up here.
I didn't.
I took the lazy way.
Dang, look at this tree.
It's from The Amazon Trail.
Who else played that game religiously?
I know you did.
Jen: Me.
Jen liked it too.
Raquelle.
Raquelle: Little bit.
Not so much.
Canopy walk, numero dos.
Pink dolphins.
We heard that if you get in and make noise, they come and check it out because they're
curious.
So, going to give that a try.
My God. We saw a sloth.
Today is piranha fishing day.
Yes.
It is April 26th, 2018.
I'm 32 years old today and I'm going to catch 32 piranhas.
So, to piranha fish, we use beef.
So, I've never been fishing before, but why not start with piranhas in the Amazon.
We don't quite have the hang of it yet.
They're definitely biting.
We're just not yielding any fish.
But they're definitely feasting down there.
This is our third fishing spot and I've learned something today.
It's not like the movies from the '60s or whatever.
Piranhas don't just frenzy around your hook.
They bite all the meat off, and then you have no meat left.
Actually, getting a piranha is not that easy.
So, we're going to try again.
I'm not trying to get 32 anymore.
Just one would be awesome.
Okay.
Update.
Piranha fishing is really hard, and I look really good right now.
Female 2: Smell pretty good too.
I smell really good.
I didn't know I could get this funky.
So, it might be time to abort mission.
I don't know.
We're really good at this.
Okay.
We didn't catch any fish.
But what did you say, Shelby?
It was a good morning anyway.
Yeah.
You did your best.
Don't say that?
It's true.
You want me to lie, Nixon?
Everyone: Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Thank you.
Just kind of looking back on the last year, it's so amazing, all of the things that have
happened and all the crazy places I've been since then.
Now, in Peru, wrapping up my first tour.
It's super cool.
The people on the tour have been so amazing, really smart personable, just fun people who
I've enjoyed getting to know so much.
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Bye.