Day ten was very similar to day eight so I’ll keep this one short. We woke up for breakfast at 6:30 and packed up everything before going downstairs. Breakfast was juice, eggs, and buns with jam. The entire day I tried not to drink too much since the canoe ride would be even longer on the way back. This time we would be going against the current for the majority of the trip. The weather for the majority of the day was perfect. It wasn’t raining but there were clouds covering us from the sun.
When breakfast was over, we had to wait around for a little bit before leaving. For the majority of the trip, I tried to sleep but wasn’t very successful. I just kind of laid there with my eyes closed the entire time. On the way back we saw more birds and turtles and even a toucan or two. The trip was actually better than I was expecting and almost felt shorter than the way there even though it wasn’t. At one point we had to stop on a sandbar for a bathroom break but immediately kept moving until lunch. Lunch was again tuna sandwiches, but they also made chicken ones as well. I had a tuna one with an orange and an apple. Unfortunately, I was still hungry but had no snacks.
After that we kept moving until we ran out of gas. We had to wait for a canoe behind us to stop and share some of their gas. Luckily, we were the front canoe. After that we were back on our way until we made it to where we would meet the bus. It felt like a pretty quick ride even though it was still about seven hours. The bus was of course on Ecuadorian time, so it was pretty late, and we had to wait on the shore for a while. Finally, when we got the bus loaded and we were all seated it really hit me how dehydrated I was. I tried not to drink a lot so I wouldn’t have to go to the bathroom the entire time but that was definitely a worse idea than just asking them to stop so we could go.
The bus ride was again two to three hours and luckily, we stopped at a little shop for snacks again. I got a Poweraid and some popcorn to get me through till we got back. When we got back it was immediately time for dinner and we had mashed potatoes with stew again and salad. After dinner we went back to our room, showered, and sat down to blog for a little bit before going to bed.