Today is departure day for Peru. Spent a good part of yesterday mapping out the river trek on my GPS. I was able to view it on Google Earth and then take this screen shot. Below is a Google Earth Placemark file. I am hoping that it allows people to zoom in an see the detail of the route. Not sure if it will work out of a blog, but I am trying it without time to trouble shoot - so I hope it works.
A lot of friends have asked me if I am apprehensive about leaving. The answer is right now, no - simply because I am not sure I can find the right guides and hence the ability to do the adventure. I think the apprehension will come if I find a guide to take me into the lower Apurimac and Ene river basins (the real dangerous parts). Then it will be very real! If I cannot find a guide, I am confident I can still navigate the river from Pucallpa to Iquitos, maybe even from Atalaya. Even though it appears a road was recently added to a small village near Puerto Ocopa and further south at Llochegua where the Apurimac becomes the Ene river. Anything south of Atalaya I would not want to do without a guide knowing the local tribes.
So today at 2, I will shut down the computer, turn off my phone and head to the airport. I hope to buy a phone in Peru for emergencies. And I am certain that every village on the river has an internet café...that way I can keep this blog current.
Thank you all for following my blog / adventure. Put in your request for souvenirs so I do not bring you back the wrong trinket or t-shirt!
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