[whatsnewell]

Today, Saturday, we are emerging from the haze of our Amazon adventure. It is nice, once again, to be the master of my schedule. I no longer have to be anywhere I do not wish to be. If any of you are interested in a day by day description of our Amazon experience visit my blog at http://whatsnewell.blogspot.com. I blogged every single day since we arrived October 3rd. This Amazon thing is not for everyone, and there was a point early on when I wondered if we were collectively up to it, but we were, and along with a fattened bank account, we are in the best physical shape we have been in (and that includes all the bike riding we have done) in a year. We have lost pounds, but more importantly, inches from our waistlines. Our feet are ready for the most difficult hikes, and we have the endurance to be on our feet for 10-12 hours at a time. Our goal was to net about $8,000 over our stay here, and we actually netted closer to $9,500. Had we gotten all the overtime we were promised we would have easily exceeded $10,000 for the 11 weeks we were here. Based on our travel plans the next two years we have more than enough money to cover diesel for that time period. In just a few days we will depart Campbellsville, KY and head for Cedar Key, FL and some much needed R&R.