… And tales of our Peruvian SUP adventure go live on another outlet, this time the ever-awesome SUP the Mag.
The words came from the darkness next to me, tinted with the lyrical tones of a Peruvian accent. We were all exhausted; soaking from a late-afternoon deluge as we’d stopped to unload the boats for the night and worn from a week of travel. But it was a satisfied exhaustion, one where life is just as it should be.
When in the midst of good people in an exceptional place, it’s hard to be anything but satisfied. And in these places when life is drawn down to its most simple aspects, it’s possible to see just how much experience changes us.
Our mission, on the outside, was fairly simple: mount our standup paddleboards and explore a region of the Peruvian Amazon in and around Manu National Park. Pepe Lopez, the expedition’s organizer, had assembled a largely-Peruvian team made of savvy river men, whitewater kayakers and seasoned standup paddlers.
Read the full story — and see the photo essay — here.
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