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August 7 - 22, 1999 Itinerary
November
13-17, 2000 Itinerary:
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November 12, 2000
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Fly from San Francisco to Iquitos,
Peru. Upon arrival in Iquitos, we'll visit the market for supplies.
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November 13, 2000
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Travel by
bus or speedboat to the river town of Nauta and meet our river
boat, the Miron Lento. There we will buy any last minute supplies
in Nauta and modify solar panel platforms if need be.
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November 14, 2000
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Travel from
the Amazon River to the Maranon River and enter the Pacaya-Samiria
Reserve at the confluence of the Yanayacu and the Maranon Rivers.
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November 15, 2000
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Perform a
zigzag transect of Tipishca del Samiria Lake to in the morning.
Use the skiff to work in the Yanayaquillo tributary in the afternoon.
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November 16, 2000
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Travel up
the Samiria River from Ranger Station 1 to Ranger Station 2 counting
dolphins as we go.
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November 17-22,
2000
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Continue
traveling up the Samiria River, counting dolphins from the big
boat and exploring lakes and small tributaries from the little
boat. If possible, we'll travel to Ranger Station 5 to see more
of the Reserve and examine the dolphin populations deeper in the
Reserve.
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November 23, 2000
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Turn the
boat around and start backtracking down the river, counting dolphins
as we go.
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November 24, 2000
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Spend the
night on the Yanayacu River.
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November 25, 2000
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Stop at Nauta
and spend the night on the Amazon River near the town of Tamishyacu.
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November 26, 2000
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Arrive in
Iquitos in the morning, unload the boat, check into the hotel,
shower with CLEAN water. Have a farewell dinner that night.
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November 27, 2000
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Fly home to San Francisco and the
Golden Gate Bridge.
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