The Amazon

Now that Finn is the ripe old age of 3, we thought he was ready to kayak down the Amazon River. He brought Tiago along for companionship and to keep a look out for cannibals, very important job when you are on the Amazon.

Grandma Cher volunteered to be their guide, she was the perfect choice. She is known far and wide for her tracking skills, swims like a fish and is 1/2 Brazilian. We knew the boys would be safe with her.

Grandma Cher knew their success of staying together on the long and winding Amazon River was to keep a tight formation with their kayaks. Below she is instructing her young explorers on the proper paddle strokes.

Tiago, where's your paddle??? Did piranha's eat it?

Grandma Cher was always pointing out various wildlife and ancient Amazonian structures along their journey. She was a plethora of information. Do you see the black box behind the kayak's???? This box dates back to 600 years B.C. and holds the secret to chlorination of Amazon water.

In this photo Grandma Cher was showing Finn and Tiago the proper way to dodge arrows that may be shot at them along the way. Tiago made sure to keep hydrated as he listened intently.

In this final photo of Grandma Cher's expedition, you can see that she is very pleased with her trip down the Amazon, both of her young explorers survived. Tiago layed down to get one last glimpse of the warm, green Amazon waters................ oh my goodness.............that's not the Amazon River, it's Finn's backyard.