Ok the condors are "wicked cool" but the better news is that Cho has managed to put together the boats from Santa Rosa to Pucallpa. He is now waiting on me to give absolute dates...which I am trying to figure out how much time white water rafting the Apurímac will take. When I have asked around only a couple of names keep coming up as expert kayakers who have actually kayaked the Apurímac. I met with one of them yesterday and another tonight. Because I am not an expert kayaker nor a spring chicken, I simply cannot go down certain parts of the Apurímac. The "Abyss" cannot be done by raft or kayak. It requires portaging around the Abyss and many other unpassable rapids. That simple. The last people to try it basically walked out. So on the 26th I will white water raft the upper part of the Apurímac, stop on the 28th just above the abyss, and then we will drive over ten hours around the abyss/canyon and put back in just below the abyss/canyon. From there we can raft to Santa Rosa where I will meet Cho and do the remainder of the river by motor boat.
Now the white water guides claim a big boat where Cho is is just a longer canoe. I will post pictures of the boats for sure.
So today I found out you could actually get right next to some Condors, so I decided to take a trip to the Ccochahuasi Animal Sanctuary near to Cusco and check out the animals. This is a very small place and you can get hands-on and up close with some of the animals. The condors were from 16 years old to 60 years old.
Well the internet cafe is closing, so I will have to do the rest in a later blog. :(
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