Kayaks down the Nile

CitizenWolf · Post by **CitizenWolf** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:21 am

He's an interesting video about the first people to kayak down the Nile. They used Chauveau kayaks (the name of the company before it changed to Nautiraid). Two French men and an American.
https://travelfilmarchive.com/item.php?id=13748

Yakadoodle · Post by **Yakadoodle** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:43 am

Good on you for posting!

It's worth the time to do a search on John Goddard.
I think he invented the "bucket list"!

Christov10 · Post by **Christov10** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:46 am

I just bookmarked this to watch after work.

RobertD · Post by **RobertD** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:04 pm

I bought the book many years ago. Still have it. i seem to recall that their biggest problem was not the Crocs, but the Hippos.

CitizenWolf · Post by **CitizenWolf** » Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:07 pm

Yep, Hippos, pirates and irate locals who thought they were Israeli spies.

GrnMtns · Post by **GrnMtns** » Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:37 pm

Wow .Thanks for the link. Crazy odds that they lived!

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:27 pm

Another book that I found to be a good read: Down the Nile: Alone in a fisherman’s skiff by Rosemary Mahoney.

Christov10 · Post by **Christov10** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:32 pm

I finally found a few minutes to watch this and especially enjoyed the part where they explore an Egyptian temple by kayak.

CitizenWolf · Post by **CitizenWolf** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:04 pm

Haha, that was in your to-watch list for a while

But, yes, the whole thing was fascinating. River pirates, being taken captive because locals thought they were Israeli spies, the villages on the upper portions of the trip, the flooded temples. And then the guy said that he was sick for a couple of years afterwards due to a blood-borne illness... :/ The American guy went on to do lots more adventures, but I never read anything more about his 2 French companions. I wonder if they also went on to have other adventures?

JohnSand · Post by **JohnSand** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:57 am

I bought the book, it's a great read.
Coincidentally, I was watching "African Queen" on tv last night. Filmed in the same locale and same year.

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