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URL:https://gcnatureclub.org/events/an-amazon-river-adventure/
SUMMARY:An Amazon River Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Which words come to mind when someone mentions the Amazon River
 : Mysterious? Dangerous? Untamed? Primitive? Isolated? Threatened? Humid? 
 Buggy? Club members Bob and Debbie Barsotti had all of those perceptions a
 s they prepared for their adventure into the Heart of the Amazon.\n\nAnd y
 et\, in two short weeks last October\, they learned\, saw\, and experience
 d a fascinating world that fit all – and none – of their expectations.
  On a 250-mile exploration of the mighty river\, they witnessed how humans
  and other life forms adapt and survive in this diverse and mostly untamed
  geographic region.\n\nTheir journey\, a Road Scholar adventure\, began in
  the capital city of Manaus\, the largest city of the Brazilian state of A
 mazonas. Filled with anticipation – yet dreading the onslaught of mosqui
 toes and creepy crawly things\, they boarded their riverboat to sail the R
 io Amazonas. Spoiler alert: in the historic drought that the river basin w
 as experiencing at that time\, the bothersome bugs never materialized. But
  the impacts of climate change were evident.\n\nHigh above long stretches 
 of exposed riverbank\, the jungles were still lush\, and the birds were li
 vely. Bob and Debbie joined their travel companions on motorized canoes to
  travel close to the shores and down tributaries. Several of these trips w
 ere night floats\, with the red-eyed beacons of the river caimans never fa
 r away. They ventured into the jungles\, through thick tangles of vines an
 d sky-high trees. There were visits to several river communities where pas
 t and present ways of life co-exist.\n\nAt the Nature’s Club’s monthly
  meeting Debbie and Bob will speak about what they experienced in the Hear
 t of the Amazon.\nPresenters: Bob and Debbie Barsotti\nGet event updates o
 n Meetup.com .\n\nOur programs are always free and open to the public.
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