We got to La Paz and all went out for a night out.  We hadn´t booked flights to Rurenbarque but we knew Nick and Jess they were there about a day ahead of us so we booked a flight and when we arrived I talked to a number of different tour agencies and found which one they were on and booked a tour in which we could surprise them and join their tour. 

On the way to the boat ride we saw a sloth crossing the street (they are usually in trees).   A very rare sighting since some of the guides said they could do multiple tours and never view a sloth.  Our guide picked it up for good photo.

Also, the agency overbooked the tour they put us on we and so they had to get another boat to stay within regulation…I dont think it would have mattered if the federale wasn´t there. So Dakin and I volunteered to go on the extra boat. 

We ended up stopping at a bar on the river and, even though the Federale who came along for the ride said he couldn´t drink on the job, we talked him into to having a beer with us.  So the five of us all had a beer and some good laughs.

I  have a lot of good photos of gators but given my current camera situation I am not uploading them.  We met up with Nick and Jess at the place they took us to watch the sunset where which I got my tripod set up just in time to catch the last fifteen minutes of the sun setting.  That night we went gator searching where you can shine your flashlight and see an alligator 100 meters away.  Because Alligators are cold blodded animals they bake in the sun during the day and they all come out at night, so you could shine your light and catch four or five sets of eyes.

 When we returned the next day, Jess, Nick, Dave, and I booked a jungle tour which is different than Las Pampas.  Dave is another Australian who is traveling by himself and the four of us went on the one night jungle tour.  The tour was a overrated and sort of a let down after the Pampas tour, because we walked around the jungle in long sleeves and  pants and learned about the medicinal values of certain trees and plants.  Although I now know that my ninth grade biology teacher wasn´t making all of that stuff up, it really wasn´t that interesting.