En-route to Napo Wildlife Center which is situated in the Yasuni National Park, 9,800 square kilometers of prime rain forest habitat and one of the most biodiverse spots in the world. We have left the Napo River and the motor launch and have taken our seats in a dug-out canoe which is gently paddled along the backwater creek for 1.5 to 2 hours depending on the current. NWC is remote, - in other words.
The roar of the motor boat is over, the sounds of the Amazon begin to fill our ears, my eyes dart from left to right from river to sky, as fish jump, otters swim, monkeys forage in the tree canopy and the many, many colourful birds fly around us. I try to take it all in as we glide through, in my mind, Monet's Amazon.