Christmas is only a few weeks away. However, this year my real present won't come until mid-January. This year my most anticipated present comes courtesy of my friend Abraham Herrera. I met Abe while we were taking our ACA instructors course in West Virginia this summer. We got along very well and he has quickly become one of my favorite people hang-out with on and off the water. On one of the last days of the course Abe mentioned his idea for an expedition he and a friend had been planning for the past few years. He wanted to know if I would join the crew. Having heard of the amazing outcome of his last expedition (http://ecuadorfirstdescent.weebly.com/) I knew instantly that I had to go.
So it began. Now, I enter the final weeks of preparation, hurrying to ready myself before I leave for Florida to spend the holiday with my relatives and attend my cousins wedding. I depart Jan 11th from Miami International, with my new Jackson Villian, a few H2O paddles, brand new GoPro Hero HD courtesy of GoPro and a thirst for adventure. The exact route we will take and the logistics have yet to be finalized, but roughly speaking we will be starting near the Valle Vicioso and paddling down to the Huayusayacu, finishing near the well-known paddling town of Tena, Ecuador.
