Amazon Swim (Martin Strel)
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DURING FEB 1 - APR 08, 2007 MARTIN STREL SWAM 5,268 KMS (3274 MILES) OF THE AMAZON RIVER! HE DEDICATED THE SWIM TO THE PROTECTION OF THE RAINFOREST.
Tue, March 13 2007

Violent Storms and Stomach Amoebas

Last night the team was faced with the sad reality of leaving a team member behind in a hospital in Manacapuru. He’d been complaining of stomach problems and had acquired feverous chills.

The doctors found he’d become inflicted with amoebas in his stomach, and recommended he be hospitalized for up to two weeks for treatment of amoebic dysentery and other complications.

We’d like to apologize for not having any live streaming the last few days. Strong storms have decimated our satellite capabilities, but we’re working on the problems. The weather here is highly volatile, often wreaking havoc on our technology. Please be patient when live streaming goes down and understand that when nature battles computers, nature always prevails. We have a full staff of computer geeks onboard and they always figure it out eventually and get the system back up and running... at least until the next storm hits.

Tomorrow is a big day as Martin will reach the famous confluence of the Rio Negro and Amazon River and attend a huge reception at the city of Manaus.

>>Matthew Mohlke, photo: Corrado Filipponi

Video from Arrival to Manacapuru (Mar 12, 207):