tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post7995790351241290012..comments2023-04-13T02:30:53.892-07:00Comments on Mudpuddlesoup: mudpuddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-80540958293575833372020-03-21T19:29:54.203-07:002020-03-21T19:29:54.203-07:00That would be awesome!!That would be awesome!!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-56524435918287914862020-03-17T09:32:21.390-07:002020-03-17T09:32:21.390-07:00i'm glad you liked it, Mel... impressive, you...i'm glad you liked it, Mel... impressive, your experiences down there... it's not your usual fare, but you might enjoy the book; it's pretty well written, i thought...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-23369309857886660802020-03-16T22:41:28.385-07:002020-03-16T22:41:28.385-07:00Around 1994 I went to Iquitos via Peru Air, from M...Around 1994 I went to Iquitos via Peru Air, from Miami to join a photo workshop.<br /><br />We took the Ilaya River, a subsidiary of the Amazon about 150 miles to a lodge. On the voyage we saw pink river dolphins, lot of river traffic in every thing from dugouts to big river boats. We stayed at the lodge for a week. We did midnight jungle walks and bird photography day cruises. We visited a river side village. We ate piranhas- required a lot of hot sauce.<br /><br />We had to get malaria and yellow fever shots. Iquitos is the biggest city in the world with no roads in an out.<br /><br />Ed Stanford’s experiences are amazing. Thanks for sharing this. Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-3795941412027011212020-03-15T16:29:39.220-07:002020-03-15T16:29:39.220-07:00to tell the truth, i don't know how they'd...to tell the truth, i don't know how they'd do that, with the fights with crocodiles, piranhas, indians, border guards, police and mine owners... as usual i had to leave out a bunch of things in order to make a post out of it... suffice it to say it was an incredible effort and attainment... i don't actually have a very large vocabulary; it's just that it's warped because i do a lot of crossword puzzles haha...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-44107106279441532372020-03-15T14:00:57.846-07:002020-03-15T14:00:57.846-07:00I had never seen the word indigenes before, so I l...I had never seen the word indigenes before, so I looked it up and it is a real word plus I had guessed right on the definition. I'll have to see if I can work it into my writing somehow.<br />I think he should get a good agent to pitch his book to Netflix for an adaptation.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-41888852639407839742020-03-15T10:54:06.302-07:002020-03-15T10:54:06.302-07:00I suspect it might be enough to last a lifetime, b...I suspect it might be enough to last a lifetime, but who knows. Just thinking about the number of steps is staggering.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-31187952696739212582020-03-15T09:44:20.993-07:002020-03-15T09:44:20.993-07:00i was also... it's mind-boggling to even try ...i was also... it's mind-boggling to even try to imagine the "green hell" that they went thru... as he was comparatively young, maybe there will be more books by him in the future. or maybe, as would be more realistic, Ed had enough to last a lifetime.../??mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-23447955785612545402020-03-14T20:49:21.669-07:002020-03-14T20:49:21.669-07:00he was very honest about himself, his trials and t...he was very honest about himself, his trials and tribulations, the difficulties they faced and where they made mistakes... i admired that a lot, as well as his perseverance...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-74569235314728049232020-03-14T20:47:34.395-07:002020-03-14T20:47:34.395-07:00i'l check the new site... tx for the comment....i'l check the new site... tx for the comment...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-40290448639030879892020-03-14T19:33:48.597-07:002020-03-14T19:33:48.597-07:00I am what you might call an 'indoor girl' ...I am what you might call an 'indoor girl' and will gladly read about these kinds of adventures that others go on. But what a journey! I am in awe.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-86890937735240004912020-03-14T18:16:41.197-07:002020-03-14T18:16:41.197-07:00Wow. This sounds like some journey! I agree, it so...Wow. This sounds like some journey! I agree, it sounds liked the ultimate in perseverance. The fact that Ed was also battling depression is all the more remarkable. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-52403820231418032522020-03-14T15:57:37.159-07:002020-03-14T15:57:37.159-07:00Hmmm ... always had to work for a living, leaving ...Hmmm ... always had to work for a living, leaving no time for trekking anywhere .... give him credit ... lots of chutzpah and endurance .... I’m exhausted reading about it ... <br />best wishes from virus free hacienda on Gulf coast .. so far ....<br />https://beyondeastrodblog.blogspot.com/RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com