Rio Lucumayo - Alex´s cumpleaños

Tom deep in the jungle gorge

02/09/12

And Tom asked of Gian Marco "Will we have enough daylight to finish the run?", "Well you are English kayakistas; I hope you have your head torches!"

After another sporting run down the Urubamba from Santa Teresa to Santa Maria, we met Gian Marco in Santa Maria. From here it was a 45 minute drive to the put on for the Lucumayo, a tributary that meanders down the valley before entering the Urubamba at Santa Maria. This run was also to be Alex´s birthday treat. And he was certainly treated to an enchanting jungle gorge and some great kayaking. However he was also treated to a heinous walk-out from the river in the dark after we missed the painfully obvious take-out!

Adam awaiting Tim´s signal

After hiding our boats in the jungle bush the night before, the next day we trecked down a steep side trib from the road to retrieve the boats - quite a slog, but overall a great river experience.

Trekking in to retrieve the boats

And back up again!