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stephend81d5's review
3.0
interesting read about a couple exploring the amazon jungle and rowing on the minor rivers
halfmanhalfbook's review
4.0
Harrison takes off on a trip, with his wife, through some really remote parts of the Amazon rainforest, inspired by and following a Frenchman called Raymond Maufrais, who went through the same area a number of years previously, and died.
The voyage is mainly by canoe, but to get through the jungle, they have to carry all their kit in stages between two tributaries of the Amazon. Through the trip they almost fall out, get very lost, and run out of food. But in the end make it through to French Guiana.
I really enjoyed this, it came across as a really tough journey, that was very close to ending in disaster, in particular when they were separated whilst moving kit. They came out the other side ok, and hopefully they are stronger because of it. I fully intend to read his other book, Up the Creek.
The voyage is mainly by canoe, but to get through the jungle, they have to carry all their kit in stages between two tributaries of the Amazon. Through the trip they almost fall out, get very lost, and run out of food. But in the end make it through to French Guiana.
I really enjoyed this, it came across as a really tough journey, that was very close to ending in disaster, in particular when they were separated whilst moving kit. They came out the other side ok, and hopefully they are stronger because of it. I fully intend to read his other book, Up the Creek.
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