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When:		February 12, 2020, 7:00 pm
Where:		Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas
Directions:		North side of Bissonnet, first driveway just west of Hillcroft. First building entrance on the left past the football field. See the maps below for more details.
Speaker:		West Hansen
Description:		West will talk about the trip he led called:  The 2012 National Geographic Amazon Express This was the first expedition to paddle the entire 4200 mile length of the Amazon River from its newly discovered most distant source in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic Ocean in northern Brazil. We logged the first expedition from the Mantaro River source, the second expedition to complete the Mantaro River and the fastest expedition to paddle the complete Amazon in 111 days. West will also have copies of his new book about the expedition available for sale, and to be personally signed by the author. He offers a discounted rate for pre-orders, if you want to contact him directly at west@westhansen.com to make arrangements.   Web site: http://westhansen.com/

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Be sure to set this date aside on your calendar, then come out and support your club.

Vice Commodore, Christy Long

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Maps: Bayland Community Center:  (Click for interactive map)

Location of meeting room: (Click to enlarge)