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MANAUS, BRAZIL (Day 2) Today day 2 in Manaus. We went on foot today to explore the city. There was was a short bus ride to the port terminal building, as we were not allowed to walk through the port area. It was very busy on the street with vendors and a lot of pedestrians.Continue reading “March 9,2020”

MANAUS, BRAZIL (Day 1) Around 10 am this morning we arrived in Manaus. Approximate 6 miles before we got to Manaus we passed the meeting of the waters. This is where the dirty waters of the Amazon River meets the clean water of the Rio Negro. These waters don’t mix, and a dividing line isContinue reading “March 8, 2020”

BOCA DA VALERIA, BRAZIL Hi all. Below is an overview of the day by Carol, as I decided to stay on board for the day. Happy Readings! What an interesting day in Boca. I went ashore with Mark and Pam. Cor decided to stay abroad the ship.The town is a small village carved out ofContinue reading “March 7, 2020”

SANTAREM, BRAZIL Today we are visiting the city of Santarem. Santarem is a city of approximately 300 Thousand residents. We were supposed to have a berth on the dock, but it was taken up by a large fertilizer barge, which was being unloaded. This meant that we had to use the tender boats. We wentContinue reading “March 6, 2020”

AMAZON RIVER CRUISING

AMAZON RIVER CRUISING

BELEM, BRAZIL This morning at daybreak we were sailing into Belem. We anchored in front of one of the Subburbs of Belem, named Icoaraci. We anchored at this location because of the changing water level in the river. The river we were in is named Guama River. Where we were anchored the river was aboutContinue reading “March 3, 2020”

SEADAY Good Morning (Bom Dia). Today we are steaming up to the city of Belem, what gets us close to the Amazon region. Before we get to the Amazon, I like to share a few facts about the Amazon River. THE AMAZING AMAZON: * The Amazon River is the second longest river in the worldContinue reading “March 2, 2020”

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL Todays stop brings us to Fortaleza in north eastern Brazil. Fortaleza is a city of almost 3 million residents. It looks like most live in apartment or condo type high rises overlooking the atlantic ocean. The coast is lined with sandy beaches and a smattering of sea side cafes. There are around 25kmContinue reading “March 1, 2020”

SEADAY Another seaday today. Time to catch up on the blogs and the gym. This afternoon I went to a interesting lecture on Brazil’s agriculture. Brazil is the world 3th largest food producer in the world. Another highlight was, that we went to another indonesian rijst tafel lunch which was put on in the pinnacleContinue reading “February 29, 2020”