As this website draws near to the end of its days it is about time we paid a tribute to our readers. We opened this blog with little knowledge of how we would be able to convey our experiences; we simply knew that we wanted to share them. There is a question among philosophers; if a tree falls down in a forest and nobody is there to hear it does it make a sound? You have shown such great support for us as we have endeavored to draw you into the Amazon with our writing that some of you may have imagined the sound of our boat crashing through the trees in a ‘costa braba’ as you joined us on extracts of the journey.
We paid close attention to the traffic on the blog and to date there have been just under forty thousand views. I don’t know how that rates in internet terms but it feels pretty good. Every single one of those ‘hits’ spurred us on and brought a smile to our faces in some trying times – that is a hell of a lot of smiles! So this is a thank you to all those people that have read about our exploits, to those who have posted messages on the blog, emailed us and stayed in satellite phone contact. You have made it possible for this journey to be bigger than just us and added an unforeseen dimension of enjoyment.
There are so very many people to thank for making this all possible and we could never do it justice with a list of names. The Amazon source to sea team extends far beyond the four of us in South America, unfortunately you have read the vast majority of our stories but we all look forward to sharing them first hand and perhaps there are a few tales that didn’t quite make the blog we could weave for you over a drink. You know who you are and we will not quickly forget. Thank you.
If you find that you have developed an addiction to following adventures there are many and someone in particular who has been a huge inspiration to us is Ed Stafford – have a look at his exploits as he closes in on his goal of the Atlantic.
Jason and the team
I think I can officially say I’m upset you’re done. I want more drama and frankly Ed looks nice but no he’s got stuff festering in his head- eww. You guys have made me dream while I was stuck in academic hell, so i would like to thank you so much for your inspiring stories and photos (big photographer here- you’ve got competition I’m afraid)!! I sure hope we’ll all meet as some point especially since as of today both twins are officially ‘friends’ with me as well. Yes, you too Andrew. haha.
Paddy drop us a message when you’re back on English grounds.
Love Lisa X
Well done, guys, What an epic adventure; I will so miss the ray of sunshine and all the excitement your blog has brought to my working summer, but I’m also breathing a huge sigh of relief that despite all of the near-misses, you all made it to the end in one piece. You should be very proud of yourselves.
With love,
Laura
I think you have all done incredibly well and I know everyone is immensely proud of you all. It has been an amazing read, keeping us at the egde of our seats throughout.
Looking forward to seeing my not-so-little twin cousins next week!
Love Natalie