Re: Att: Bob La Londe

[Bob La Londe <alarm_wizard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Oh, I'm hooked.  There are just a lot of rocks, tulies, and other
>> obstacles between me and the boat.
>
> I hear you.  :^)
>
> You mentioned the expense of the trip in an earlier post.  American tour
> companies operating in the Amazon charge a ridiculous markup on their
> services.  They pay the guides the Brazilian minimum wage, roughly $180 /
> month.  The boats and lodges are mostly well-appointed but the cost has
> long since been amortized.  Prices run from $3500 to over $6000 for a 6 to
> 9 day excursion.  I was prepared to pay it but was hoping to locate a
> better deal through family connections we have.  Tonight all of that
> changed.
>
> I met someone from Brazil who has connections with an operation out of
> Manaus.  I got the phone number and will try to contact the people
> shortly.  Supposedly, the cost should be less than $1,500 per person, not
> including travel to/from Manaus, which runs about $600-800 US.

The expense itself is not that big a deal.  There are three nice
bikes, and
two bass boats behind newer service trucks in the garage afterall..
I can
usually afford most anything I really want.  Its mostly the time away
from
TSC, but I'm working on it.