Walking the Amazon: The blog of a journey from source to sea

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Ed Stafford has become the first person to walk the length of the Amazon river in South America from the source to the sea. He was walking for:

859 days

He started on 2nd April 2008 and finished on 9th August 2010.

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Daily Blog 14 of 14…

Its over. Cho and I walked from 12 midday Sunday straight through the night and arrived at the Atlantic Ocean at 9am today local time. 85km in 21 hours.

Feelings? Almost impossible to convey. I’d prepared myself…
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- Team: Ed Stafford and Gadiel "Cho" Sanchez
- Guides: None
- Location: 85km from the Atlantic!
- Latitude: -1.14737
- Longitude: -47.92022
- Morale: 9/10 despite everything
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