Charles Brennick Articles

Rafting the Amazon
Rafting the Amazon: Charles Brennick's travelogue about buying a raft for $2 and sailing it to Iquitos, Peru.

Rafting the Amazon: Whirlpools

Rafting the Amazon: The Final Stretch

Rafting the Amazon: The End of the Journey

Rafting the Amazon: Pucallpa

Rafting the Amazon: Pink Dolphins

Rafting the Amazon: Mosquitoes!

Rafting the Amazon: Indigenous Village

Rafting the Amazon: Getting Permission

Rafting the Amazon: Building the Raft

Rafting the Amazon #9: The Final Stretch - Peru
The last morning on the raft in Contamana and a fire sale to get rid of everything.

Rafting the Amazon #7: Indigenous Village - Peru
Strong winds mean slow going again. The evening is spent in an indigenous village, but the locals were not very outgoing.

Rafting the Amazon #8: The Final Stretch - Peru
A change in plans as tiredness, mosquitoes and fighting the river take their toll on morale.

Rafting the Amazon #6: Whirlpools - Peru
Strong winds push the raft into a large whirlpool that was inescapable until the winds died down.

Rafting the Amazon #3: Getting Permission - Peru
A permit is needed to travel on the river. Some borrowed life jackets and a small lie later and permission is granted.

Rafting the Amazon #4: Mosquitoes! - Peru
The first day on the open water is spent learning how to control the raft. The mosquitoes make the nighttime miserable.

Rafting the Amazon #5: Pink Dolphins - Peru
Taking one of the smaller river channels that did not flow as quickly led to an interesting encounter with some Pink Dolphins.

Rafting the Amazon #1: Pucallpa - Pucallpa, Peru
The idea to travel down the Ucayali under their own steam takes root and the raft is a bargain!

Rafting the Amazon #2: Building the Raft - Peru
The raft needed some refurbishment, so a trip to a local sawmill was necessary.