Catt-Trax 2 - Manaus - Comments

Hi Ken

Danny Catt — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:11:56 -0700

Hi Ken!

Many thanks for the hello. I am glad that you have been able to follow along. Yup, the heavy seas crossing the Drake Passage were amazing... I am so fortunate not to have suffered from sea sickness! I hope all is well back at BCIT and I will look forward to connecting when I return.

Cheers, Danny

Cattrax

Ken Zaiser — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:22:54 -0700

Danny,

Been nice following your wild journey...some of those pics with the water crashing onto boat would are wild and scary.

Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing you upon your return.

Take care dude, Ken

Information on Rivers in National Parks

Danny Catt — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:11:44 -0700

Hello and thanks for your post on the blog. Off the top of my head though I am not familiar with websites specifically describing rivers in national parks. If you can be a bit more specific about what you are looking for I may be able to help find some information for you.

Cheers, Danny

Thanks Ms. Bogen

Danny Catt — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:08:25 -0700

Hola Ms. Bogen and the Coast Class!

Thanks for your post... and for taking the time to make a global comparison between the Fraser and the Amazon. I guess, for those of us living in British Columbia, the Fraser River is our Amazon. The Fraser, despite its shorter length (it is still almost 1400 kilometres long), is the world's greatest salmon river, provides fresh water for agriculture along its route, is critically important to wildlife and has been an important transportation route (at least sections of it) since the days of Simon Fraser. Its importance to the province and to British Columbians is immeasurable. You are probably aware of the Heart of the Fraser initiative that our Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Centre of Excellence (through the hard work of Mark Angelo, Dr. Marvin Rosenau, Bob Gunn and others) is involved in at the moment. If not, check out: http://www.heartofthefraser.bcit.ca/

I really appreciate you taking the time to say hello in the blog and hope that you and your COAST students continue to follow along!

Thanks again!

Danny

Thanks Leopoldo & Joaquin

Danny Catt — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:57:47 -0700

Thanks for signing into the website and for sending me a hello. Please say hi to your classmates and teachers for me!

Cheers

Danny

mouhaha lolanybody knows

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:28:40 -0700

mouhaha lol

anybody knows sites about long and wide rivers in national parks?

st Ignatious College

Leopoldo and Joaquin — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:08:07 -0700

Hello, we are from Rio Cuarto, Córdoba. We just wanted to say that we really enjoy your talk. We will follow you though the web site.

We must be leaveing now... its break time =)

Amazon to the Fraser Connection

K. Bogen — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:44:44 -0700

Hello Mr. Catt!

A quick hello and a very special thanks for your endeavours so far and for packing around all the necessary equipment to make this possible! A big thanks also to your team at home, who are doing a terrific job! :)

I was keenly interested in your geographical text of the amazing Amazon River! To comprehend the magnificence of this river, I did a quick mathematical comparison to our 'mighty' (mini) Fraser River...apparently the Amazon drains an area approximately 32X larger than the Fraser and it is 5X the length. The significance of both these rivers to our sustenance, regardless of size, is probably equally similar. Simon Fraser (the Canadian explorer) took a month and a bit to canoe down the Fraser River...to travel down the Amazon in a canoe could take half a year!

Be safe,

Ms Bogen :)

PS I think perhaps in Vancouver, Canada we would consider 'winter' and 'wet season' to be synonymous terms! ;) Although, it is officially spring, and, still very wet.

Meeting of the Waters

Danny Catt — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:43:29 -0700

Thanks for your note Leah. I did not see the colours where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet when I was in South Africa... but it sounds like quite the sight to see. I will have some Antarctica pics up very soon! It is raining hard here in northern Argentina... and we will see how things are in Ecuador when I get there next week. Thanks for the hello!

Cheers, Danny

What a great pic!

leah — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:55:47 -0700

Very cool picture - reminds me of where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet off the coast of Cape Town, though the colors aren't as vivid. I'm anticipating your blog+pics of Antarctica as it's a part of the world I've always been curious about. Plus wondering about the weather given your affinity for warmth :)

Take care,

Leah