So... the trip

I took approximately 500 pictures and videos on my recent trip down south. I usually take twice that many. What matters, however, is how many of the pictures are worth sharing with anyone. Fortunately  I have plenty of interesting photos in this collection. I am not even going to try to present these chronologically, so I have decided to make several posts around different themes.

People are always the most important. So, in this first installment, allow me to introduce you to some friends and strangers; some seen up close but most in passing.

I awoke one morning on the river. I got up before sunrise and got several photos of fishermen out trying to catch the early fish.

 

Here a fishing boat is coming into port.

As my boat arrived in port, this one was anchored just in front of us. I'm not sure what the guy with the bicycle was doing. He was crouched like that for at least 5 minutes. What is your best guess?

Can you find me in this picture?

Here are some of the guys I met down there. Great bunch!

Look! A Koala! A German Koala, no less... very rare.

We learned new multi-tasking skills.

On the way down the river we saw a lot more boats. I believe the yellow box in the middle used to be refrigerator insulation and now serves as an icebox to keep the fish fresh. I've seen guys in my city tearing apart refrigerators and I always wondered why.

Isn't cool how they make these boats out of logs?

Wow! I hope everyone without a jacket knows how to swim.