Amazon Adventures

With those thoughts in mind, I got behind the wheel of the jeep and got on the road. It would take me two days to get to Manaus, and I would have someone guide me there. My guide was a slightly chubby man named Paolo. He reminded me of the guy who fed me back on Rachel's farm. I wanted to buy that man a drink someday. I may yet do that. Paolo told me he thought I was crazy, to go to the jungle like that. I told him I was doing it for a woman. He laughed his butt off.

I looked at him. A while ago, I would have laughed too. My opinion of members of both sexes wasn't exactly the highest. But that was before a beautiful Jungle girl saved my life twice in two days, even when my freedom threatened hers. I was willing to give both women and men the benefit of the doubt instead of thinking of them as treacherous snakes from here this moment on. Hey, don't give me no wings and halo yet. I am still a Bad Boy with a capital B. I just wanted to tell a certain lady how I felt. And I hoped her dad wouldn't shoot me on the spot. I'll tell you how it goes. Wish me luck.