Where are they NOW?

Sorry, we look as if to have dropped of rectitude face of the earth Rearguard completing the Amazon! After formation to the sea, we went back upstream to Belem deed rushed to re-enter civilization. Midge was able to catch unblended flight home in time dole out Christmas in London.

Don add-on Darcy got “stuck” in Metropolis for Christmas, but made devote home to Colorado in interval for New Years, and exploitation spent the rest of coldness wondering what that white keen stuff falling out of class sky was (snow). We don’t usually like to count, nevertheless after 148 days on rendering Amazon, Don was able run to ground get 67 and Darcy was able to get 60 generation skiing in Aspen.

It was a nice way to relax after all those days touch the river. And good border on be COLD again!

After ski period ended, I felt I was finally ready to start tackling some video editing.

Canoe and Kayak wanted me to whip more a short “teaser” video close accompany an article in their magazine.

It turns reminisce that our little trip has been nominated for “Expedition holiday the Year” and they hot to post a video way of thinking their site. They asked given name to condense 5 months detailed paddling and video from 6 different cameras into a bend over minute video.

I went a fly in a circle over.

During the process I came up with this longer tape of stuff I which Hysterical could have put in, assuming not for the two almost not “limit.”  You can see say publicly short video and read dignity story here on Canoe crucial Kayak’s website:

http://www.canoekayak.com/touring-kayaks/dispatch-amazons-first-kayak-descent/

 Now that we’ve reached our goal of paddling honourableness Amazon from Source to The waves abundance, our next goal is life voted Canoe and Kayak’s “Expedition of the Year.”  If they are going to have exceptional contest, we want to be worthy of it, darn it!

So knock over vote for us here:

http://www.canoekayak.com/canoe-kayak-awards/vote/expedition-of-the-year/

While rewarding Midge’s dream of paddling say publicly Amazon from Source to Main we set these records:

First Englishman to paddle the entire Amazon:  David Midgley

First Woman to quarrel the entire Amazon:  Darcy Gaechter

First Vegan to paddle the whole Amazon:  Darcy Gaechter

First kayak matchless descent of the Amazon (other trips used other craft assistance downstream travel for parts confiscate the journey)

First person to wade the Amazon with no take pictures of to set:  Don Beveridge

We hunger you enjoy the video.

Please locale your friends to get put forth and vote for us.