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| Adam at the top of the Santa Cruz |
05/07/2012
The Rio
Santa Cruz is a tributary to the Rio Pozuzo. We paddled this 10km section in
about 3 hours, putting on in a village called Tingo del Paso and taking out at
the confluence with the Rio Huancabamba. We believe we made the second descent
of this river. The river was a similar volume to the Huancabamba, but paddled
at a grade or so lower at grade 3-4. The character of the valley was quite
different to the Huancabamba, being slightly more open and less jungle, with
large gravel banks. Again we managed to hitch a lift back to Pozuzo in a
pick-up truck after walking for an hour to find transport. Derf saw a snake on
this run, which was the first dangerous animal we have seen on the trip so far!
We thought
it best to celebrate the beginning of some fantastic Peruvian boating with
customary expedition haircuts. Fair to say we provided much entertainment for
our hairdresser as we tried to describe the ridiculous looks we were inflicting
on each member of the group. Alex has been dubbed the new Richard Branson.
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| Alex and his glorious mullet |
Mullet LOLZ
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