We are back in Trinidad -what a great trip we had!

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Just a very quick update to let you all know that we had a fabulous trip on the Manamo River in Venezuela. We were gone for 17 days and they were fabulous ones! We enjoyed traveling with 2 other boats - 1 from Holland and 1 from Scotland. The experience was one that we will remember for a very long time. It was wonderful to have some interactions with the Wareo Indians that live on the river as well as to see a beautiful area of the country. It was a very relaxing trip but with lots to talk about so will take some time to provide you all of the details of the trip. We promise to get the full story up soon with lots of photos but it will be difficult to sort through the hundreds that we took. Figured we just wanted to send a quick note to let everyone know we are safe and back in Trinidad with wi-fi connection. We hope to be here for about a week to re-provision, do laundry and a few more things on the boat. We are including just a few photos now to give you just a taste of what will come in our full blog entry.

We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving celebration and that everyone is well! As always, we love to hear from you.

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Photos

One of the river homes
The homes on the river typically do not have walls which gave us a better glimpse of village life.

Scarlet Ibis
You may not be able to see them well, but it was beautiful to see the trees red in color from the scarlet ibis roosting in them. What a sight to see!

One of many beautiful anchorages
The river was very peaceful and scenic to travel on.

Trading
Just a quick look at a few of the traders that came to the boat to trade baskets, necklaces and hammocks for goods that we took with us.

One of many sunsets
As always we were treated to lots of beautiful sunsets!

Comments

[Nancy Fairchild]

What a life you two are having. You retired at the right time. The new accounting system is a challenge and work is not as much fun anymore. Keep the blogs coming. I enjoy reading them and looking at your beautiful pictures. Nancy

[Jamie Casline]

Trip
Glad you had a nice trip - although I'm sure it was not as scenic as Ballston Lake. Looking forward to reading more about the adventure.

[Mom]

trip on river
Nice pictures, must have been very peaceful traveling on the river. Can't wait to see more on your trip.

[Sharon Peterson]

Happy Holidays
What more could you guys ask for than what you are doing right now? What a LIFE. By the way is there a chance you could get one SUN RISE. Best of luck and happiness.