Comments for Dawn on the Amazon Captains Blog http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog About the upper Amazon River, the Amazon rainforest, Iquitos Peru, and Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises. Sun, 13 May 2012 02:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Is Richard Aukcoo Fowler the Iquitos Scoundrel? by Adrian http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/11/16/is-richard-aukcoo-fowler-the-iquitos-scoundrel/comment-page-1/#comment-143172 Adrian Sun, 13 May 2012 02:20:16 +0000 http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/11/16/is-richard-auckoo-fowler-the-iquitos-scoundrel/#comment-143172 I've never met Fowler so won't make any direct comments until I do so. However as one who has guided natural history tours in Northern Australian rainforest, where you can die as easily as on the Amazon, I do have a perspective to offer. The outright best guide I know in that terrain is an ex railway worker, former egg collector and pure bush genius who's also a compulsive liar. Some here refer to him as a well balanced guy meaning he has an extremely large chip on each shoulder. The guy sullied his nest badly by publishing photos of what he claimed to be a new species of parrot for Australia but alas they were no more than retouched, photoshopped images of a still common species and the ruse was detected within minutes. But as there's no such creature as bad publicity his own tours have become more popular with the punters, one of whom happens to be a friend of mine and sent me pix he'd taken of the guy with a Taipan on his arm. The so called Taipan was a harmless Brown Tree Snake. My point is that rainforest harbours characters and some of them are fond of some big noting and free with the truth, particularly when they think can get away with a yarn. Maybe Fowler is that category? Like I said I'll reserve judgement until I meet the man and spend time with him in the jungle. I’ve never met Fowler so won’t make any direct comments until I do so. However as one who has guided natural history tours in Northern Australian rainforest, where you can die as easily as on the Amazon, I do have a perspective to offer. The outright best guide I know in that terrain is an ex railway worker, former egg collector and pure bush genius who’s also a compulsive liar. Some here refer to him as a well balanced guy meaning he has an extremely large chip on each shoulder.
The guy sullied his nest badly by publishing photos of what he claimed to be a new species of parrot for Australia but alas they were no more than retouched, photoshopped images of a still common species and the ruse was detected within minutes. But as there’s no such creature as bad publicity his own tours have become more popular with the punters, one of whom happens to be a friend of mine and sent me pix he’d taken of the guy with a Taipan on his arm. The so called Taipan was a harmless Brown Tree Snake.
My point is that rainforest harbours characters and some of them are fond of some big noting and free with the truth, particularly when they think can get away with a yarn. Maybe Fowler is that category? Like I said I’ll reserve judgement until I meet the man and spend time with him in the jungle.

]]> Comment on Great River Amazon Raft Race 2012 by mike collis http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2012/04/11/great-river-amazon-raft-race-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-143132 mike collis Tue, 01 May 2012 13:16:21 +0000 http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/?p=4925#comment-143132 Thanks Ian, Talk about hype. You got me to do it. I cannot back out now can I, just need 3 ole fogeys. To Nick Green, Thanks for your kind words, but since you were here for the raft race in 2010 I have lost over 35 lbs in weight AND Nick I have'nt had a single cigarette since July 7th last year. I'm gonna do it. Thanks Ian, Talk about hype. You got me to do it. I cannot back out now can I, just need 3 ole fogeys.

To Nick Green,

Thanks for your kind words, but since you were here for the raft race in 2010 I have lost over 35 lbs in weight AND Nick I have’nt had a single cigarette since July 7th last year. I’m gonna do it.

]]> Comment on Great River Amazon Raft Race 2012 by Ian Nyquist http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2012/04/11/great-river-amazon-raft-race-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-143129 Ian Nyquist Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:10:58 +0000 http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/?p=4925#comment-143129 Mike, thank you for the encouragement and for the response to my questions. Sorry if there was a mis-understanding. I didn't mean to be misleading when I said "If I told you that I was a mostly sedentary 60 year old...". I'm actually 35. I was trying to throw out a hypothetical scenario that would give me a better idea of what kind of race this is. Re-reading, I can see that I didn't lay that out very well. That being said, I have some friends that might be interested in getting our own raft together. Otherwise, we'd be row-row-rowing down the Amazon together for sure. Hopefully I'll see you down there in September! Mike, thank you for the encouragement and for the response to my questions. Sorry if there was a mis-understanding. I didn’t mean to be misleading when I said “If I told you that I was a mostly sedentary 60 year old…”. I’m actually 35. I was trying to throw out a hypothetical scenario that would give me a better idea of what kind of race this is. Re-reading, I can see that I didn’t lay that out very well.

That being said, I have some friends that might be interested in getting our own raft together. Otherwise, we’d be row-row-rowing down the Amazon together for sure.

Hopefully I’ll see you down there in September!

]]> Comment on Dawn on the Amazon Schedule and Special by Helen http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/dawn-on-the-amazon-schedule-and-specials/comment-page-1/#comment-143127 Helen Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:15:23 +0000 http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/#comment-143127 Hi Bill Could I check whether I can book a trip for two on 13 - 16 June? Our flight back to London departs at 19:05 from Lima on 16 June. Could I check the rates you are going to charge for this. We hope to make to the Pacaya-Samiria reserve. Thanks Helen Hi Bill

Could I check whether I can book a trip for two on 13 – 16 June? Our flight back to London departs at 19:05 from Lima on 16 June. Could I check the rates you are going to charge for this. We hope to make to the Pacaya-Samiria reserve.

Thanks
Helen

]]> Comment on Great River Amazon Raft Race 2012 by Nicky Green http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2012/04/11/great-river-amazon-raft-race-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-143126 Nicky Green Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:40:29 +0000 http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/?p=4925#comment-143126 I dont believe it Mike. Are you really going to do it again. You must be crazy. A chain smoking rafter like you will never make it. I dont believe it Mike. Are you really going to do it again. You must be crazy. A chain smoking rafter like you will never make it.

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