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SEADAY’S Because we cancelled our Devils Island stop we now have 3 seaday’s in a row. On the first seaday we celebrated the fact that we crossed the equator. A tradition on the longer cruises is the King Neptune Ceremony. This is a celebration of a sailers first crossing of the equator. Groups of theContinue reading “March 13,14,15”

SEADAY Today a river cruising day. Also a day to catch up on the blogs. At 2:30 this afternoon we crossed the equator for the last time this trip. No magic line crossing the river, but there is a buoy in the river positioned on top of the equator. Not much more for excitement toContinue reading “March 12, 2020”

ALTER DO CHAO, BRAZIL Today’s stop Alter do Chao. This is a small village on the Rio Tapajos. This river is a tributary of the Amazon River. Compared to the Amazon’s murky water, the water in this river is very clear. This  village is known as the Caribbean in Brazil because of its beautiful beachesContinue reading “March 11, 2020”

PARINTINS, BRAZIL Today we stop at the small town of Parintins. The town is situated half way between Santarem and Manaus on Tumpinambarana Island. It has 100,000 residents. The main attraction for this town is the famous Boi Bumba festival. It is held every year in June. For today they put on 2 shows exclusiveContinue reading “March 10, 2020”

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