A morning where the spirits of Madidi are all around.
Shadows abound as the sun tries mightily to open up the sky.
The Berraco del Madidi boat is readied for another day
leading the way to the Berraco del Madidi EcoCamp for the night.
Breakfast before before paddling the rafts down the river.
Pedro already has the raft with Ty and me away from the bank
as I capture another image of our overnight campsite on the Tuichi.
These are moments in life where the self is truly in touch with nature as you listen close
— the sound gets better as eyes are watching.
Moment to moment the shadows on the river surface get darker as the rising sun
blurs in a swirling fog.
If your heart is like mine
you are here with me.
There’s not wind to help the sun in the morning battle,
so Matt and Ty decide to have their own battle rafting down the river.
Balsa wood rafting was one of the things for which we had been waiting.
Pedro is also paddling, but more important, he is steering.
Ty is working hard to overtake us . . .
. . . and does.
The scenery was amazing, or should I say “Amazoning.”
The supply boat with Tom and Maria passing us to go ahead
Ty and Pedro’s uncle near some rapids.
I usually had to wipe my camera lens after each rapids.
This is where we would spend our first night on the river.
Tom and I shared one of the tents.
Uncle also set up a lean-to tent.
Tom at the dinner table
Maria did the cooking with her husband’s help.
Ty and Tom talking about their first day on the Tuichi River.
Ty and Matt are getting ready to set around a fire being prepared.
Tom, Matt and Ty waiting for lunch to be served in the community meeting room. That’s my Amazon hat where I would be.
Tom, Matt, Ty and Pedro with my hat. The food was delicious, 
This is Pedro’s community. 
Tom at the entrance to the community meeting room.
After lunch, we hiked through the jungle and a nearby pasture
We stopped to check-in with the Ranger, but no one was there.
We were now officially entering Madidi National Park.
During the dry season is when road maintenance take place,
After awhile we came upon some of the road crew whose truck had almost slip off the road.
After removing the truck, we were able to continue on.
However, the road conditions were getting worse as we continued on to the Tacana community.
There were places where we got out and walked through the mud
Even though this is the dry season, the overnight rains gave us a taste
The Tacana are use to even worse conditions during the rainy season, 
After staying overnight in Rurrenabaque, we met our guide,
There had been heavy rain in the park north of Rurrenabaque,
While we waited, Tom bought some 
We stood around waiting for the drive to an indigenous community
Images by kenne
One of the two balsa wood rafts arrives.
Unloading the SUV before saying goodbye to our driver. He would return to Rurrenabaque.
Pedro begins securing the raft chairs.
The Tacana use strips of bamboo bark to tie down the chairs.
Pedro acknowledges their success.
I have placed my backpack with cameras and lenses on one of the rafts
The supply boat finally arrives with camping supplies and additional helpers.
We prepare to leave on the balsa rafts.
Registering (Tom, Matt and Ty) at Mayadela Amazonia Hotel Boutique in Rarrenabaque. 
Mayadela Amazonia Hotel Boutique on the Beni River.
Beni River East Bank
A recently completed bridge links Rurrenabaque with San Buenaventura on the west bank of the Beni River.
A demonstration in downtown Rurrenabaque.
Downtown Rurrenabaque.
Mayadela Amazonia Hotel Boutique, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia.
Deboarding the plane from La Paz to Rurrenabaque where we spent the night. 
Originally we were scheduled on a morning flight allowing time for us to drive 60 miles into 
After deboarding, we were shuttled to the nearby terminal.
Construction equipment and a billboard were signs a new much larger terminal was under construction.
Rurrenabaque Airport Terminal
Rurrenabaque Airport Terminal
Nearby cafe and restrooms is where a taxi was waiting to transport us to Rurrenabaque.
Walking Trees, Madidi National Park — Image by kenne
Ty Markey checks out the landscape at the Valley of the Moon (
Matt McGrath with the Cholitas Wrestlers (Flying Cholitas) of El Alto (August 18, 2019) — Images by kenne
Pieces of La Paz, Bolivia — Photo-Artistry by kenne
View of Illimani from My Hotel Rosario Window, La Paz, Bolivia 
La Paz Street Corner — Image by kenne
Not knowing the purpose of the sidewalk celebration, 
