Catt-Trax 2 - Parana River - Comments

Hi Olivia - Amazon River Dolphins

Danny Catt — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:04:33 -0700

Hello Olivia and thank you for your note. Yes, I did see dolpins in the Amazon River. There are actually two species of dolphin that you can see in the Amazon. One is very small and grey coloured, the Tucuxi Dolphin. The other species is known as the Amazon River Dolphin (or Boto) and is almost a pink or red colour. I was lucky to see both species although my photos are not that good. If you did an internet search of these two species I am sure you will find some good photos of them. Thanks for your question and say hello to your classmates Hannah and Emily.

Cheers

Danny

Hi Kristin

Danny Catt — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:59:45 -0700

Hello from Cordoba, Argentina

I am now back from Antarctica and am planning the next stage of my journey. I am glad you were able to sign on to the website and thanks for the kind words. I will add more photos and posts soon. I hope all is well in Vancouver! It is hot here in Cordoba!

Cheers, Danny

Torres del Paine - Response to Query

Danny Catt — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:57:37 -0700

Hi Jessie

Great to hear from you ... and sorry for my delayed reply. I recently returned from Antarctica and will soon add some more blog posts and pictures. I did though want to respond to your question about the Towers in Torres del Paine. My geology knowledge is limited so I sent a note to the Denis St-Onge one of Canada's premier geologists (and Past President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society) and asked him about the towers. Here is his response:

Good morning Danny,

Without doubt, one of the major attractions of the park is the Paine Massif, mostly composed of granite, and originated 12 million years ago. The highest peak is the Paine Grande (3050 m), although the most representative peaks are the "Cuernos del Paine" featured on most pictures of the park. The Torres del Paine are three sheer granite towers, that make a challenging and coveted prize for climbers .

12 million makes this granite relatively young, remember the oldest dated rock is the Acasta gneiss (west of the Coppermine River) collected by Dr. Janet King and dated at 4,03 billion years! It is likely that this 'young' granite was produced by the cooling of magma at some depth in the earth's crust and then exposed by the erosion of rocks that originally overlaid the magma allowing it to cool slowly and form the crystals typical of granites.

Cheers Danny all is well here and Spring is peaking its nose ever so timidly.

Denis

Awsome

Kristin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:47:22 -0700

Ahhhh. Kayaking. Wish I was there in the boat with you. I love kayaking, but unfortunately can't do it too often. Anyway, your page is awesome. Not surprising. You're a great photographer and have a good eye for what is cool. I look forward to follow your trip from home in Vancouver.

Hola Danny,Pinky here. I

Pinky — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:32:42 -0800

Hola Danny,

Pinky here. I am glad to see you are on another long journey. I am also glad to see that you found some gatos a while back. I would like to be stowed away in your pocket so I could see the antarctic, since my friends Carol and Steve haven't found their way that far south yet.

Safe travels,

Pinky

hi danny have you saw any

olivia — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:23:13 -0800

hi danny have you saw any dolpins in the amazon river and hannah is in my class and emily fraser.

I'd rather be kayaking...

Jessie Kleeberger — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:10:20 -0800

Hi Danny,

Speaking of amazing ocean at our doorstep, I was paddling in Indian Arm this past weekend and it was great! However, probably not nearly as exotic as, and definitely not as warm as, paddling the Parana River. It looks very cool! I actually had a question for you from a few entries back. The Towers in Torres del Paine National Park, what are they exactly? I do know that they are granite, but how did they get the way that they are? E.g. are they remnant volcanic necks (not knowing much about the geography of Chile), or just granite monoliths, or is it an unknown? Just curious. Midterm season has arrived here in the world of 1st year FWR, but we are all still kickin'! We are enjoying your site, all the best and take care in the next phase of your journey.

Happy travelling,

Jessie