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November 14, 2005

Peru Photos!

My photos from Peru are ready :-) If you want to view them, do the following: Click on this link: Snapfish To log in, enter this email address: kathblog@yahoo.com and this password: pictures You will see three albums displayed. Underneath...

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August 17, 2005

Not-So-Gently Down the Stream...

6-8 July 05 There are two main ways to get from Iquitos to the border with Brazil / Colombia, and they both involve boats: the speedboat (12 hrs) or the slow boat (day and a half). I had decided to...

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Gators and Skeeters - Day 5

3 July 05 Woke up to a breakfast of smoked gator breast. I am a great fan of the tail, but the breast was stringy and tough, reminiscent of trying to chew dental floss... Not that I`ve tried ;-) We...

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Gators and Skeeters - Day 4

2 July 05 Another day another chance to catch the big one! So as not to repeat the fiasco from yesterday, we were going out at 6am - before the sun became too strong and all the little fishies had...

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August 16, 2005

Gators and Skeeters - Day 3

1 July 05 We woke up to a delicious alligator and platano breakfast, packed up camp and started the 4-hour trip upriver to our next one. The morning was eventful as we spotted lots of dolphins, turtles, gators, an otter,...

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August 11, 2005

Gators and Skeeters - Day 2

30 June 05 I woke up safe and sound, and went to the market with the boys at the un-Kath-like hour of 6:30am. The food selection was a wee bit unfamiliar. Turtles anyone?? The grand total for 3 days´ worth...

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July 11, 2005

Gators and Skeeters - Day 1

29 June 05 Our permits went through, so I spent the morning running errands and waiting for the guys to get our gear sorted out. Apparently, Lucho and Juan had misplaced something crucial from every single one of the owner´s...

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July 08, 2005

Looking for adventure in Iquitos

All roads lead to Rome, and none lead to Iquitos... You can only get in and out of this weird city by air or river - I chose one day flying over one week or more overland. Iquitos hosts a...

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