Allison Brucker – Page 4 – Allison's Trips and Travels

Rio de Janeiro Arrival

We had a smooth, long flight arriving at 8 in morning. Our host at Casa Beleza had arranged for a […]

We woke up to a heavy, wet, mist around the camp, which occasionally turned to light rain. Very unexpected! And

Fortunately for Rob’s soul, there was an alternative trail out of the basin that met up with the loop trail.

We hiked up from Deer lake for a bit, then the trail flattened out and went along the edge of

The trailhead was two miles from Sol Duc Hot Springs resort, so we stayed there the night before. Our first

We got up early and drove to National Park where there’s another Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise lek. They were still at the

We got up early and drove about an hour to a small village that had the good luck to have

We did another birding outing in the morning, then drove to the new location, Kumul Lodge. It was not as

Our first full day or birding. We planned to have breakfast at 4:45, but somehow that message hadn’t reached the

We got to the airport – did some shopping (I had already lost my Koala water bottle, so I bought