Thanks Ralph, we really loved the Morena glacier when we did Patagonia a couple years ago....wouldn't give a tinkers darn for the Amazon...was very disapointing....but still had a good time...Ray went to the zoo in Manaus to see the animals,LOL.
I think you should work on Ray at HO DOWN as well....just to whet his appetite,he is concerned over rough voyage,but Mariner is large so no problem.