Re: Att: Bob La Londe

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Drop me an E at alarm (underscore) wizard (at) hotmail (dot) com
>
> Will do.
>
>> I've considered an Amazon peacock bass trip,
>> but the price tag has always been a little more
>> than I wanted to swing when paired with the
>> time incommunicado from my business...
>
> There's satellite phone service at most of the lodges
> on the lower Amazon and Rio Negro.  It's expensive
> though, between $3 and $10 per minute.
>
> I have friends who go every year.  They're in Parana
> right now but I'll be talking with them as soon as
> they get back.  I believe they have connections for
> a much less expensive trip but with the same
> amenities.  The major players all want $4,000 to
> $5,000 for a week, not including airfare to Mannaus.
> I think it can be had for as little as $1500 + air though.
>
>> You do know they have imported peacock bass
>> into Fla now?
>
> The worst thing is to introduce new species
> into our ecosystem.  Tourists and stupid residents
> sometimes bring back illegal species of plants
> and animals, then release them into the 'Glades.
> Many of these are really destructive.
>

Not my thing, but I'm pretty sure it was a deliberate sanctioned
introduction.  Not an illegal stocking.


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