Dear Friends, from Iquitos Peru

Friends, I am in Iquitos Peru again. I have not posted in a while, but now I am back and ready to write. I have done a lot since my last post, but not for the Captains Log.

The Amazon riverboat Dawn on the Amazon I, has been redesigned, longer and wider, with better balance. A large aluminum gas tank was added to the bow for better balance and efficiency. One of the best boats in Iquitos Peru has been improved. The Dawn on the Amazon crew have been busy.

I have been enjoying a visit from my son. Matt has guided a day trip and helped on two Amazon cruises. We cruised to Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Reserve, and later we went to Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. This was his second visit to Iquitos Peru, and we enjoyed each others company a lot.

Do you know about the Amazon Golf Course in Iquitos Peru?

The Amazon Golf Course is the only golf course in the upper Amazon in Peru. It has been under construction off and on over the last 4 years. I have been working on the web site. That has taken a lot of my time that I could have used posting here. I will tell you about the details in a later post.

My fiancée Marmelita and I work too much. We took the afternoon off in the middle of the week to go swimming and relax. The pool at La Casa Fitzcarraldo is one of the best swimming pools in Iquitos Peru. The house is historically significant as the place the director, executive producer, the actors and crew that filmed the movie Fitzcarraldo used as their base of operations. Marmelita and I lived there for several months. I will post some of that story later here in the Captains Log.

It is a pleasure to be in Iquitos Peru.

Thanks for your attention.

Bill Grimes

Iquitos Peru

Dawn on the Amazon