June 24, 2006
Day 269
We loaded up all of our gear onto a local bus early today and we all drove to the canoes together. I went with Craig, Louise, Patricia, Hugh, and Rachael in the new canoe, and the others continued to the main river to get their canoe. There was plenty… Read More: Mamoré Canoe Trip Day 1 »
June 23, 2006
Day 268
Desperate for a canoe, I went with the others once again today to the ports outside of town. We had one option to buy a canoe, but it wasn't a good one because the canoe for sale had a huge hole in it. The owner said that he was… Read More: Support Tourism in Bolivia! »
June 22, 2006
Day 267
Several of us went to search for canoes again today. We started going door-to-door asking if anyone had an extra canoe to sell, but got no hits. Going to peoples' houses was an interesting experience in itself. One guy was busy planing wood to make a bow, and another… Read More: The Search Continues »
June 21, 2006
Day 266
Several of us got together today to do a thorough search for canoes. Before we even left town, the guy at the micro bus station told us of one that was for sale. We went straight to Puerto Varador to talk to the owner. He was a local from… Read More: One Down, One to Go »
June 20, 2006
Day 265
Craig showed up in Trinidad late this afternoon with Louise from England and Patricia from Switzerland. They had to take a bus from La Paz for twenty hours to some little town, sleep a few hours at the bus station, then take another bus for nine hours to Trinidad… Read More: Meeting the Crew »
I'm going on a new adventure in Bolivia tomorrow, this time on the Río Mamoré with a big group of ten people. We may be gone for a few weeks or more again, so I'm not sure when the next update will be. I figured I should post something here first before everyone thinks I'm… Read More: A New Adventure »
June 17-19, 2006
Day 262-264
After I got to Trinidad, I began the long process of updating my website. At least a dozen people thought I was dead, but I'm most definitely alive for now. I had a couple boring days of watching the slow Bolivian Internet service crawl its way to completing my… Read More: Preparations »
June 16, 2006
Day 261
I was awoken from a deep slumber at 4:45 AM when my bus arrived this morning. I was promised a seat, but Bolivian promises mean nothing, and it looked like I wouldn't get one. I originally sat toward the front, but when we left, everyone started piling into the… Read More: It Could Be Worse »
June 15, 2006
Day 260
It was another slow start today as everyone took until after 9:00 to get ready. The only thing on the agenda before going home was swimming with the dolphins. After breakfast, we went up the river for awhile and all jumped in. We didn't see any dolphins, but at… Read More: Pampa Tour Day 3 »
June 14, 2006
Day 259
We got up today at 7:30 and had breakfast, which consisted of an assortment of fruits that were beautifully prepared for us. We then proceeded to wait for everyone in the group to get ready for the day. They all had to take showers for some reason, despite the… Read More: Pampa Tour Day 2 »
