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The Amazon Queen - live over radio
17:50 p.m. EST Apr 27, 2004
Captain Phil Gonzales made a 600 mile voyage on the Amazon from Leticia to Iquitos Peru in November. This voyage was in preparation for the main trip next year:
A 4-5 month voyage on the Amazon covering 6,000 miles. He travels on his Amazon Queen, a wooden ship.
Another interesting part is the communication he is setting up. He transmits the most beautiful high res pictures using a transistor radio.
The Captain is still looking for sponsors for his trip; onboard his own Amazon Queen, down deep in the rain forests of Amazon jungles, Captain Phillip Gonzales has been staying up every night writing until 2 a.m. He has been looking for sponsors, organizing a radio communications program with schools as well as organizing material for his new website. "It's draining me" he told us in one of his mails.
This is a truly cool trip. If you want to be a part of it, mail team@explorersweb.com and we'll set you up with the Captain.
Captain Phil is planning a 600 mile voyage on the Amazon from Leticia to Iquitos Peru in November. The interesting part is the communication he is setting up. Whilst the world buzz about blogs, wireless and satellites - our Amazon Captain has his own ways. Check out the picture to this story - it has been transmitted via not satellite, nor through an internet cafe - but through amateur radio:
- "I must admit there is a unique challenge in being able to transmit by radio, photographs and stories which may rival those of National Geographic... solely for the satisfaction of being able to accomplish this from a wooden ship navigating the rainforest tributaries of the Amazon River.
Photo of the Amazon Queen sent by Pactor III, Kenwood TS 450S, wire dipole antenna, and 40 watt's of power from( 04 40' N 074 00'W ), Bogota Colombia.
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