The Triple Frontier 3

Monday was a list of things to do, the last day before departure for Manaus. Priority number one was to move from a hostel too far away from the crossing into Tabatinga to one that was almost on the frontier, a pillar 10 metres away from our rooms marked the boundary. A brief stop for breakfast and down to Tabatinga port to buy our boat tickets, again checking out hammocks on the way.

On the way back, boat tickets bought, we found the hammocks we would need as a bed for much of the following two weeks. I didn’t want to go for the cheapest, I was looking for one that hopefully wouldn”t break and leave me sleeping on the deck. This time, unlike my previous attempt so many years before, it felt like the hammock and boat experience was really going to happen. I won’t pretend I didn’t feel nervous. We also bought cutlery, bowls and cups for the journey. Back in Leticia it was down to the market looking for rope, useful to either extend the hammock if needed or to secure luggage. A decent dinner in Leticia was needed, we didn’t have high hopes about the food we would be eating for the next four days. Writing in hindsight we were right about that.