Found this at Goodwill. Way interesting story.... This guys were lucky (or watched by their guardian angels)...could easily have disappeared without a trace. If it wasn't the seas it was some of the robbers, soldiers, and others they had to deal with

Paddle to the Amazon by Don Starkell

Here is a bio of his life...He died in 2013 at age 79


Don Starkell bio

Supposed to be a movie made about his story but I can't seem to track it down yet....Very much worth the read...

dr bob

Thanks. You'd probably enjoy "Running the Amazon", by Joe Kane.

Thanks for the recommendation