We just got back from Alta Floresta, and we are trying to decide what to do for tomorrow, since we have an extra day here in Cuiaba.
On May 9th, we flew from Cuiaba to Alta Floresta on a small Trip Airline plane. It made one stop in the city of Sinop before landing in Alta Floresta. Once we arrived at the airport, representatives from the Cristalino Jungle Lodge were waiting for us with our name on a card!! The first thing they did with us, was take us to a nice restaurant, where the food is buffet style and they charge you by the weight of your food on the plate. From there, they took us in a four-wheel drive vehicle to the Teles Pires River, a very wide brown-water river which was one hour away from the town. Once at the Teles Pires River, we boarded a motor boat with our bags and went down the Teles Pires to the Cristalino River, (a smaller black-water river) and from there it was a 30 minute boat ride to the Cristalino Jungle Lodge.
We stayed in a very nice little bungalow at the lodge, and they served us a really good dinner that evening. They also served our new favorite dessert - Maracuya pudding!! Over dinner, we talked about our plans for the next day.
There is no electricity at the lodge, everything is run by a generator. At 10:30pm, the generator goes off. There are candles in our room, but actually, it is nicer without the generator, because that thing is incredibly noisy. The generator is run from 12 noon to 2:30 and then again from 5:00 to 10:30.
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