I heard the trees sing and the stars laugh.

Regan O'Callaghan Peru, Refugio Altiplano, sunset, amazon, tree house

tree house, refugio altiplano, amazon, peru,I spent time in the Amazon while traveling through Peru last year. One night my sister and I stayed in a tree house way up in the canopy. Amazing!!! When the sun went down the jungle became alive.  Strange noises filled the night and it was so so dark. When I blew my candle out I couldn't see a thing. While getting ready to go to sleep above me in the roof of the tree house something stirred. It climbed down and started scurrying around under my bed. Slightly freaked out I turned on my torch to see what it was. A rather large rat looking thing trundled past me. At this stage I thought I won't tell Lian we are sharing someone else's home. In the morning Lian said "something has been eating my soap" - large bite and claw marks clearly evident.

The place we were staying was Refugio Altiplano. Well worth a visit. I had some amazing experiences there.

Regan O'Callaghan Peru - Lian & Regan August 2009 tree house, amazon, peru, Refugio altiplanoRegan O'Callaghan Peru - Lian & Regan August 2009 109 tree house, amazon peru,

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I heard the trees sing and the stars laugh, pen on paper, Refugio altiplano, amazon peru

I heard the trees sing and the stars laughPen and ink on paper 2010