Our last day of outings started with a delightful sunrise that gave way to a cool and fresh, therefore magnificent, morning. We quickly boarded our skiffs for a ride in which wildlife was truly abundant from the very beginning. We recorded some 70 species of birds in only a couple of hours plus a few mammals! When the sun started to heat up and activity went low it was also time for us to turn in and have or well-deserved breakfast. After our now fundamental and mandatory siesta, we set to visit the markets of Puerto Miguel and explore a bit of the wildlife and plants around this community that a few years ago after the river had carved the very ground over which it was built, simply dismantled and picked up the houses and moved to the other side of the river. Talk about tenacity!
5/31/2025
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Delfin II
Marayali River, Amazonas Village, Peru
Leaving Delfin II at 06:00 for our morning skiff ride, we explored the Marayali River. The birds were up and working on obtaining breakfast while the three-toed sloths chose to sleep the morning hours away. On our way back to the ship, we encountered a snail kite having its namesake prey for breakfast right in front of us! The rest of the morning was spent at Amazonas Village getting an introduction to life along the river. Demonstrations of how to get sugar water out of cane, how to make and dye fiber for baskets and other items, as well as food preparation were given. We chatted with children who had monkeys as pets! Our evening was topped off by a toast to the beginning of the actual Amazon River, where the Marañon and Ucayali Rivers converge. Salud! This is my final daily expedition report as a full-time Lindblad employee. I am retiring after 21 years as a National Geographic certified photo instructor and naturalist, ready to begin a new life of travel and exploration. I want to give a big thank you to all of those Lindblad guests whom I have traveled with over the years, and I will leave you with these words: Travel as often as you can, as far as you can, for as long as you can. May God and your luggage be with you!







