Embiara Lodge special moments

I am an avid fly-fishermen and occasionally go to our stretch of the river (Rio Negro) to do a catch and release game with my Dorado friends. Often they get the better of me but this one did not get away and agreed to pose for the picture.

Later this May we had the visit of our friends Amy Rowberry (a free lance journalist) with her husband Will and his brother Ed. They had never been in the Pantanal but were able to capture the varied eating habits of our local caiman alligators. One early morning we went out canoeing and as we came down a narrow channel that connected our draining field Vazante do Castelo to the Rio Negro . Amy made this picture while I was trying to keep the canoe in the right direction on quite a current. I was quite jealous as the fish was a sizable "pintado cat fish" which would have made me very proud on a fly-fishing line.

In the afternoon, we went on a game drive along the many lakes on our property and Amy was again ready with her camera to shoot this photo of a Caiman with a turtle in its mouth. Amazing day but we also enjoyed ourselves with a good meal after the drive as we were welcomed at the Lodge with a beautiful Churrasco prepared by our field guide Adalto and his dear wife Sueli who runs the kitchen of the Lodge.

The next morning we all went to the bridge to help cross our cattle so they could go to market. It was quite nerve racking as there was a wasp nest under the bridge which we had to deal first. This actually was the second attempt and all went fine. Great picture made by Amy.

It was a true joy having them visit Embiara and Amy you have an amazing eye for photography. Well done!