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Duncan Casey will be fol­low­ing the mighty Ama­zon river in the most ambi­tious and inti­mate way pos­si­ble: walk­ing, some­times swim­ming and prob­a­bly at times crawl­ing every inch of the Ama­zon from sea to source, and in the process inter­act­ing with its peo­ple and its wildlife face to face at ground level.

He will use social media via satel­lite com­mu­ni­ca­tions tech­nol­ogy to share the adven­ture with peo­ple inter­ested in fol­low­ing the jour­ney across one of the most vast and bio diverse land­scapes on Earth.

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Attempting a world first Ascent of the Amazon river walking & swimming SEA to Source. Be good to have your company. Tag along & I will carry you-in my phone!

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.....Infections, injections & reflections. All in next bumper blog in a few weeks time. Searching For Andromeda.

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Update. 1/4-Risky & terrifying swims thru flooded forest. Dodging shotgun traps. An aborted sos call. Lighting strikes.....

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......Delays, setbacks & tick attack’s.
Jungle people. Pain, tears, fears & laughter.......

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....Howler monkeys, snakes, Bats, falling trees & fast rising rivers. Losing & breaking kit. Money worries......

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Shotguns replace blow darts.

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Buffalo, a fiesta and a walk

December 20, 2015 by Duncan

The small fishing community of Pesqueiro basically kind-napped me from the little hotel and insisted I stayed with them for free. What amazing and generous people. They were also having their annual festival at the weekend, and asked me to stay. I was planning to walk again, but how could I possibly turn down their offer? … Read more »

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Against the tide

December 11, 2015 by Duncan

The tide was coming in rapidly. We were a about a kilometre off shore, up to our necks, crossing an estuary. My feet were sinking into the sandbed beneath me with every step, and I felt that if I stopped walking I would sink for sure. I could also see what looked like clear blue … Read more »

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Inn at the deep end

December 8, 2015 by Duncan

I’m currently in recovery mode at a little hotel in a town called Soure, but a few days ago I was standing at the most easterly point of Marajó island on the Brazilian coastline, where the world’s biggest river by far, the mighty Amazon, meets and merges with the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. … Read more »

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The river sea

December 3, 2015 by Duncan

  “el rio mar” Its been an eventful last few days to say the least, and a great feeling to finally arrive at a place I’ve been looking at on Google Earth for the past few years. After spending a few days in Belem sorting out last minute purchases, getting to know a few of … Read more »

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