Supay and Flor de Castaña
Today continued the new programme, embarked upon yesterday, as part of the enforced change of plans on the Rio Pacaya. We stopped at Supay to take to the water by skiff and kayak to explore a small creek known as ‘Camu Camu Avenue’ due to the abundance of these fruit trees along the banks. As we explored, we found locals in dugouts picking ripe fruits ahead of the rising waters.
Back on board the skiffs straight after breakfast we returned to the same tributary we had explored earlier but with a different goal this time – to fulfill one part of the plan that had been altered from our original plan yesterday. In the centre of a large black water lake we stopped for a chance to complete our immersion in the Amazon with a refreshing swim.
The afternoon saw us back on the water at Flor de Castaña, where a narrow creek with a strong current led us once more to a large black water lake. But this was unlike any other we have previously visited. Here we found ourselves in a different world surrounded by large trees, mostly without leaves. For once this gave us an advantage when trying to see birds and other wildlife, which here had no canopy to hide in. So we passed an enjoyable afternoon watching parrots and other birds perched in the open, rather than hearing them as they play hide-and-seek behind foliage.
After dark we continued our passage down the Rio Ucayali towards the confluence with the Rio Marañon, which is regarded as the location of the beginning of the Rio Amazonas. We will pass this point tomorrow as we return to Nauta to disembark at the end of a remarkable week on board Delfin II.
