Boat Trip

As we seated ourselves in the shallow boats, the guides balanced the load for stability.

The boats are waiting. Each boat made from one single hollowed tree and powered by a Yamaha Enduro 48 outboard motor.

The river meanders crazily. The magnificent tepuis in the backdrop, thick amazon forests that flank the river, dark coca-cola colored water, the spray from the speeding boat and occasional patches of pink rocks.

A section of the river upstream is a bit too choppy. We walk a short distance to rejoin the boats. The rain stopped as suddenly as it had started.

We stop at a small island to fix a sputtering motor. Notice the color of the water, that comes from the minerals and the vegetation.

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