Well, we are at the point of no return. Our bus leaves from Quito tomorrow night at 10pm and will produce us in the frontier oil town of Coca, where we will hire a truck to take our supplies to the Shiripuno river. From there, we will be picked up and transported for two days down several rivers on motorized canoe. If you just happen to have an Ecuadorian map handy, we will be living approximately off the Rio Cononaco, near a settlement called Reparado close to the Peruvian border. The unknown is the draw of the adventure and there should enough to go around. As someone but it best, this will be a journey not of places but of time. A front seat tour of ancient living on the cusp of its probable contamination. Sure to be a defining point in my life and the magnitude of the experience should not be without a cause or vision. Therefore, as a person who has been an immensely positive influence in my life, I think that it is fitting that this trip to the Amazon be dedicated to the memory of Doc Porto. His fun-loving and charismatic attitude is what made us all love him and his effect will be ever-lasting.
Here´s to you Doc,
The Roadie
A plane or helicopter extraction date has been tentatively set for August 6. The blog is going on dead air and handwritten documentation will commence. May share this inner-monologue with you all if my thoughts dont get too dark. Fittingly, The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad will be on the scheduled reading for the entry. Until then. Q
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Be careful! and have fun....maybe you will meet a woman and become an Amazonite, or Amazonian. I can't wait to hear all about the rainforest. Try and smuggle a giant milipede back for my classroom. See you in August....
roadie, the mention of my dad really is making my family happy. the doc loved you so much and was so excited about your travels. we know you were here in spirit and we know that my dad is definitely making some journeys with you. take care, stacy.
vaya con dios broseph.
-bern
To all the faithful readers of Brian's blog. Tom, the owner of the lodge that Brian and Pete worked at, emailed and told us about the website they are developing for the eco-friendly lodge Brian is helping to build. Bran is staying with Otobo. Check it out at http://www.rainforestcamping.com/prueba
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