The Amazon River holds a particularly strong hold on my imagination and I have wanted to plan a descent of it for years. In 2012 I visited the main body of the Amazon River for the first time, on a project investigating the illegal trade in wildlife, and decided that it was now or never. Call this day 1 of 'the madness' but we will descend the Napo from Ecuador at Tena to Tabatinga in Brazil using inflatable Stand Up Paddle Boards (SUP's).

Our partners in this venture are the Red Paddle Co. (www.redpaddleco.com) who will be supporting this expedition and proving that their cutting edge inflatable expedition SUP's can take on the ultimate challenge!

Ok... here goes!! oh... & thanks for the dreamboard idea Jade!