Next stop - Sacha Lodge

To get there you take a canoe to the shore, walk about a mile or two, and then cross a lake by another canoe -- but no motors allowed on the lake. It's a great location, nestled in the rain forest, away from civilization.

(Photo 6: Welcome to Sacha Lodge)

(Photo 7: A cayman)

The next five days are spent at the lodge, taking canopy walks, walks through the rain forest, finding all sorts of creatures -- snakes, spiders, monkeys, Caymans, lots of different birds (especially one kind lovingly called ''stinky turkeys''), frogs, turtles, and assorted other creatures.

(Photo 8: ''Stinky turkeys'')

(Photo 9: A snake)