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Martin arrives in AtalayaDancing with AshaninkasThe Countdown BeginsMartin is SwimmingMartin is HealthyFog, Debris, and WhirlpoolsSupport Boat Sends out SOSReunitedHungry and Alone in the JungleGringo DemonsSoldiers on the BoatMaster of the bushMartin Swims with the DolphinsBrazilian Boat leaves Manaus to meet MartinUltrasound shows Martin in good conditionThe Malaria ZoneMartin’s Super Slim Swim PlanMartin Reaches the Official Start of the AmazonIquitosThe Man in the White MaskThe Yagua TribeEntering ColumbiaGoodbye Peru, Hello BrazilTabatinga, BrazilLeaving TabatingaSnakes on the boat !!!Federal Police, Bugs and Night StormPioneers of the AmazonFire Ant InfestationOpen SoresMartin Hits the Halfway PointDrop Everything and Hurry Down to the RiverGigantic CrocodileThe Call of the JaguarWicked StormFloating InfirmaryPirate AttackO Homem PeixeManacaporu, BrazilViolent Storms and Stomach AmoebasRio Negro Confluence at ManausMartin is StrandedMartin is SafeThe Team Gets a Another ScareNew RecordWhirlpools and a Call for HelpMartin’s friend joins the Expedition50 Days of SwimmingRough Water and an Exhausted SwimmerSantaremA Dire WarningPiranha Infested WatersAlmeirim, Brazil30,000 StrokesGuns for HireNo Man’s LandOne Stroke Over the LineMartin Refuses HospitalizationSwimming at Night on the Amazon?120 KM from the Finish LineNight SwimmingMartin Avoids the Deadly PororocaCrawling HomeAlmost FinishedA New World Record!!!!!!Finally in Belem: April 08, 2007Martin is RecoveringMartin is back on his feet again
 
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Feb 7 2007, 11:30 PM13 photos1 comment
 

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Santa Ana, Peru


 
A single-minded Martin Strel swam 119 km today. The exhausted swimmer touched the shoreline at the small village of Santa Ana at dusk.

As the sunburned 250 pounder walked up the bank in his wetsuit, a wave of fear crept across the curious ensemble who’d gathered to watch. Women and children frantically ran for their huts, and a group of men gathered to confer. The village chief politely asked our Peruvian captain to find a different place to anchor. An old shaman had prophesized that demons would come on a boat from the mountains. We were later told by one of the crew that during the rubber boom the ‘gringos’ were especially rough on this town.

>>Matthew Mohlke


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Greetings!

Written by Bonnie  77 months ago


Happy day to you all, the adventure moves on. Love the pictures! Go Martin, you are such a fish!! Keep SMILIN'

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