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Locals gave us a hand around dangerous rapids

Last night we fell asleep to the rumble of the Panelas Rapids. In the morning our first job was to figure out a way around the half mile long, dangerous rapids. Roosevelt found a local man to guide his party safely past the rapids and we did the same thing. Several locals led us down a narrow side channel and helped us portage our canoes and equipment around the worst of the rapids. It took us about an hour to carry everything around.

Hercilio holds a small snake that likes to live in the trees.

Hercilio holds a small snake that likes to live in the trees.

We paddled on for the rest of the day and only encountered a couple sections of fast water. Our next major rapids is 40 miles downstream.

Jack and Hercilio caught 3 large piranha just before dark in the exact place we were all bathing a few hours before. It makes you think twice about swimming. However, it is really hot, and piranha bites are very rare. I think our chances of getting a fungal infection or a painful rash from poor hygiene are far greater than being bitten by a piranha.

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Filed Under: Rio Roosevelt Centennial Expedition Tagged With: Piranha, rapids, Roosevelt, snake

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  1. Bernardo Vaccaro says

    June 6, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Eu e a Vanessa estamos vibrando por vocês. O Cahuê nosso neném nasce agora dia 16. Acompanhamos vocês diariamente. Boa sorte amigos, vocês são de mais.
    Um abraço meu, da Vanessa e de toda galera da xipanzada.
    Obs: não esquece de ensinar os gringos a tocar berimbau e jogar capoeira.

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