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Almost In The Rainy Season

27 Nov, 2008

We've been having quite a lot of rainfall these days.

When it rains, the level of rainfall easily reaches 70 mm or so in two to three hours, causing the creek running right by the Museum to overflow in a snap.

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Shoji Hashimoto




Fishing Trip

24 Nov, 2008

I was on a fishing trip on Nov. 21, 22 and 23 with my friends.It was meant to be the last expedition of the current fishing season.

The catch was five tucunarés (cichlid, a.k.a. 'eye-spotted bass') of 2-3 kg in weight.

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Shoji Hashimoto




Betweem Intermittent Rains

20 Nov, 2008

While the winter in Japan seems to be a little forwarded this year, the rainy season here in the Amazon looks like being forwarded as well.

I am currently a little occupied with meetings with my legal counsel to take measures to meet an expected court case, but every time I ventured to take photos of wonders of the natural world at odd moments I got rained on. Here are some shots taken when Lady Luck smiled on me.

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Shoji Hashimoto




Manaus Left Isolated As Its Phone Lines Were Struck By Lightning

13 Nov, 2008

Leaf Beetle
Leaf Beetle

My net connection went dead again for about 5 hours yesterday.

It was reported that the disruption had been caused by lightning which appeared to hit the same relay facilities in Port Velho located in the jungles some 800km away from Manaus that had caused another disruption last month. It's in the middle of a thick forest area which is only accessible to four-wheel drive service vehicles.

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Shoji Hashimoto




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