Aurthor Jenny Block baits a hook while fishing for piranha (above) and hikes through the jungle (below left). (All photos courtesy of Jenny Block) A week exploring the Amazon opens a whole new world JENNY BLOCK | Contributing Writerjennyeblock@icloud.com If you’ve ever wanted to go on a truly wild adventure, hiking and small boat cruising the Amazon with Amazon Nature Tours is it.
I’m not going to lie: The very idea terrified me. I’m not particularly athletic or much of a hiker. I do love an adventure though, and when a longtime friend who had taken the trip assured me that I would fall in love with the Amazon, I decided to get my malaria pills and yellow fever shot and head to Brazil.