I just saw that Paolo Boute has a blog on Bird Forum. It is a good way to keep track on someone, so if there is anyone out there who wants to keep track on me (except myself of course - who am I fooling?!) - here we go.
I do run a few other blogs in cyberspace. But I am not as diligent blogger as I would like to be. It takes a lot of time to run a birdwatching outfitter in Peru. I rarely have time to write a trip report nowadays. I am not promising to be the most frequent blogger on bird forum!
Anyway, today I looked for ways to try to tell the world about a new trip. I don't use these medias to be blunt commercial, but in this case I do need to do something drastic. A very good British friend Arthur Stephens is coming to Peru on a private trip. He is disabled in a way that he has to push a trolley in front of him to be able to walk, and this obviously limits his mobility.
I had to do quite a bit of researching to pull together a trip that is suitable for Arthur - and there will certainly be times when there will be too many roots in the way on a trail to make it fully enjoyable in the forest. Nevertheless, there are so many birds to be seen so it should not be a problem.
When in-mobility sets in, your minds settles for that there are a lot of birds you are not going to see anyway, so one may just as well content oneself with the ones you can see.
As it happens two people of our party had to decline in the last moment and now we are looking for replacement punters. There you have it! We need two more people to keep the set price and will except as many as 3 more.
Considering that there are few opportunities for birders with less mobility, this may be a golden opportunity to see Machu Picchu and Manu and still be able to see around 400 species of birds.
If I get questions, I reckon one of the first would be: Is it suitable for wheelchairs??....and I would instantly say no!! How could anyone ever possible tackle the rain forest in a wheel chair?
But then again who am I to say. If I'd be placed in a wheel chair all of a sudden, I would not take no for an answer! So I think it would be fairer to say: If you travel with your assistant, have one of those sporty tricycle wheel-chairs that easily tackle getting up on the curb of the sidewalks, you have strong arms, a will of steel and an adventurous spirit, ...well YES....then maybe this trip is for you as well. But also bare in mind to plan for things not going exactly to plan. This is not Europe, this is not the US.....This is Peru! It is not a country that is prepared for tourism for disabled. And even though we have are happy to provide, we lack experience in dealing with disabled client. We will need a two-way communication regarding the needs for anyone in a wheel-chair.
The will be many in-and-out-of-the-car and in-and-out-of-the-boat maneuvers, but this should be taken into account anyway, as there are great distances that needs to be covered.
I just wrote the bird forum owner about the possibility to post a short message about this trip in a somewhat more visual position on Bird Forum. I have already been allowed a short post on surfbirds and on fatbirder.
I don't think I get into trouble for mentioning this in a blog. Blogs are supposed to be what comes to your mind at the moment and right now getting this trip organized for my friend Arthur and his wife Min at no additional cost is what is on my mind. I guess the semi-commercial reasoning for blogging, is not as hard-lined as regular posts. I mean, if strictly following the rules, most tour-leaders and tour company owners should not be allowed to blog at all, telling the world all the great birds they see on their tours. That may imply that they are telling the birders that they should travel with them to see the same birds. God forbid...that would be a commercial posting!!
In my twisted reality it is really not that bad to get some commercial postings as long as it has to do about birds. If you don't agree, why the hell did you read this far?
Saludos
Gunnar Engblom
Kolibri Expeditions
www.kolibriexpeditions.com
[email protected]
I do run a few other blogs in cyberspace. But I am not as diligent blogger as I would like to be. It takes a lot of time to run a birdwatching outfitter in Peru. I rarely have time to write a trip report nowadays. I am not promising to be the most frequent blogger on bird forum!
Anyway, today I looked for ways to try to tell the world about a new trip. I don't use these medias to be blunt commercial, but in this case I do need to do something drastic. A very good British friend Arthur Stephens is coming to Peru on a private trip. He is disabled in a way that he has to push a trolley in front of him to be able to walk, and this obviously limits his mobility.
I had to do quite a bit of researching to pull together a trip that is suitable for Arthur - and there will certainly be times when there will be too many roots in the way on a trail to make it fully enjoyable in the forest. Nevertheless, there are so many birds to be seen so it should not be a problem.
When in-mobility sets in, your minds settles for that there are a lot of birds you are not going to see anyway, so one may just as well content oneself with the ones you can see.
As it happens two people of our party had to decline in the last moment and now we are looking for replacement punters. There you have it! We need two more people to keep the set price and will except as many as 3 more.
Considering that there are few opportunities for birders with less mobility, this may be a golden opportunity to see Machu Picchu and Manu and still be able to see around 400 species of birds.
If I get questions, I reckon one of the first would be: Is it suitable for wheelchairs??....and I would instantly say no!! How could anyone ever possible tackle the rain forest in a wheel chair?
But then again who am I to say. If I'd be placed in a wheel chair all of a sudden, I would not take no for an answer! So I think it would be fairer to say: If you travel with your assistant, have one of those sporty tricycle wheel-chairs that easily tackle getting up on the curb of the sidewalks, you have strong arms, a will of steel and an adventurous spirit, ...well YES....then maybe this trip is for you as well. But also bare in mind to plan for things not going exactly to plan. This is not Europe, this is not the US.....This is Peru! It is not a country that is prepared for tourism for disabled. And even though we have are happy to provide, we lack experience in dealing with disabled client. We will need a two-way communication regarding the needs for anyone in a wheel-chair.
The will be many in-and-out-of-the-car and in-and-out-of-the-boat maneuvers, but this should be taken into account anyway, as there are great distances that needs to be covered.
I just wrote the bird forum owner about the possibility to post a short message about this trip in a somewhat more visual position on Bird Forum. I have already been allowed a short post on surfbirds and on fatbirder.
I don't think I get into trouble for mentioning this in a blog. Blogs are supposed to be what comes to your mind at the moment and right now getting this trip organized for my friend Arthur and his wife Min at no additional cost is what is on my mind. I guess the semi-commercial reasoning for blogging, is not as hard-lined as regular posts. I mean, if strictly following the rules, most tour-leaders and tour company owners should not be allowed to blog at all, telling the world all the great birds they see on their tours. That may imply that they are telling the birders that they should travel with them to see the same birds. God forbid...that would be a commercial posting!!
In my twisted reality it is really not that bad to get some commercial postings as long as it has to do about birds. If you don't agree, why the hell did you read this far?
Saludos
Gunnar Engblom
Kolibri Expeditions
www.kolibriexpeditions.com
[email protected]
