Is this real?
Is there really a gold hunting expedition about to take place in the Amazon?????
Am I really part of organizing this?
Look – I’m not even exactly sure how this all came about. One night I was eating with my friend’s family and her dad started telling stories about how he and his brothers used to hunt for gold in the Amazon. His eyes got real wide when he told me about their 6 day boat ride, about the piranhas, about the jungle, and then about finding riverbanks mixed with sand and sparkling gold dust for as far as their eyes could see.
A month later, he handed me a flyer to proofread. It described this very tour. When I asked him if I could help, he laughed and said: “Help, you’re the translator.” And that was that.
And like all great stories, things just get better the more you share them. And that’s how we end up here. Let this blog be a direct link for all you armchair travelers and hopefully, maybe we’ll see some of you on the next tour.
