Review of the 2009 Wave Sport Diesel
The 2009 Wave Sport Diesel If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! Well, now that I have finished school I guess I shouldn’t say ain’t anymore, but you get the idea. This has been a mantra that many in the paddle-sports industry seem to ignore. Just when something that...
Modern Day Team SBC River Explorers
Francisco Orellana, born in 1511, was the cousin to Francisco Pizarro�the conquerer of the Inca Nations of Ecuador and Peru. More importantly, Orellana was the first to navigate the headwater tributaries of Ecuador downstream into the Amazon River. This past week we...
what’s one man’s trash….
what might be considered one man's trash in some cultures.... is a more creative person's craft for running whitewater!! Share more photos of our last trip of 2008 and first two weeks of 2009!
Update on our friends in Costa Rica
For all those who have had the pleasure of sharing time with Miguel and his family in Costa Rica, rest well knowing they are safe; albeit shaken up after the earthquake that hit Costa Rica on Thursday afternoon. Neither Miguel nor Fabian was near the Poas area (which...
Scrambled Gringos
You cannot beat a section of river that has a rapid on it called Gringos Revueltos (which translates to Scrambled Gringos). Welcome to the Lower Quijos! The first time our guide Doug returned from Ecuador, he spoke of the Lower Quijos in terms of 'national geographic...
Paddling the New Year Ecuador Style!
If being with us here in Ecuador would be more fun than reading about it, then on New Years Eve you needed to borrow from the Venezuelan New Years Eve tradition: take a suitcase and carry it around the house for the duration of New Years Eve-- bringing you the...
Christmas the World Over
My taxi cab driver looked surprised when I confirmed that we celebrate Christmas on the 25th. In spanish he remarked, "you celebrate it the same day we do?" I told him that I was pretty sure that everyone gives Jesus the same birthday party. it is funny how...
Proof that Rednecks Exist Below the Equator
What would lead one to believe that rednecks can be found below the equator--and even more specifically among the monkey population? We now have concrete evidence proving is it true! Rednecks not only exists below the equator, but in the monkey population. Are there...
Back on the River-Quijos Style!
It always seems that we start our run-down week back in Ecuador on the Quijos River. How can you not when it is such a great river to return to each year?! Putting in at what what we refer to as the Baeza Bridge put in, it only takes about five minutes for the word...
2008 t-shirt project in Costa Rica
The Endless River Adventures Costa Rica and Ecuador t-shirts have become a badge for a group of special people....ERA Costa Rica and/or Ecuador trip participants. This is a group of friends who are passionate about paddling, inquisitive enough to want to travel to...