The team: Kari Kloth (72), artist of life. Walther Altman (68), Magician at the helm. Trusty (37), our expedition vehicle, the loyal Junior. Mercedes LA-911B, 4×4 round hood.
On the road: 7 years. 4 continents. 44 countries. 188.000km. Start: North Heath.
Welcome to the rainforest. Rainy season. Mud holes, raging rapids, horror slopes and dilapidated wooden bridges. Meandering lianas, swamps and tropical thunderstorms at 42 degrees Celsius. 100 percent humidity. One challenge follows another, one test of courage the next. But nothing can stop us three oldies, nothing can discourage us. Because every kilometer fought under the tops of majestic giant trees thousands of years old gives us another facet of unique fauna, every curve a new encounter with the spectacular animal world. Colorful or perfectly camouflaged. Silent to shrill. The amazement never ends. The gratitude to be able to experience all this grows with every moment.
But not only the mysterious jungle and its slopes fascinate, also the world-famous one Amazon and irritate other waterways. Whether with Trusty piggyback by ship or cattle transport, whether as passengers in a motor canoe or dugout ... our thirst for adventure knows no bounds.
Highlights of a special kind are the contacts with the locals. Every invitation - be it under a palm frond roof, to a campfire, to go fishing or to a village - remains unforgettable. Every encounter was unique, touching. Strange ways of life, ways of thinking, traditions and cultures, they all constantly give us two world explorers new and exciting insights. That's why we travel...