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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”

RECIFE, BRAZIL Today, we are anchored in Recife, known as the Venice of Brazil. It got that name due to the fact that the city is crisscrossed by rivers , canals and bridges. The canals date back to the time that the dutch occupied this area in the 1600’s. Today this city is one ofContinue reading “February 28, 2020”

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SALVADOR, BRAZIL We arrived in this colonial port city this morning. Salvador was founded in 1549 and at one time was the capital of Brazil. I didn’t know that this area ones was revered to as new holland when it was under dutch rule from 1630-1654. We, ourselfs and another couple we met on theContinue reading “February 26, 2020”

ILHEUS, BRAZIL This morning around 11 AM we pulled into the port of Ilheus. Ilheus looked like one of the smaller port city’s. After the ship was cleared we ventured of on foot towards the downtown area. We had our eyes set on the old church what was situated on top of the hill. AsContinue reading “February 25, 2020”

SEADAY Today another seaday. It feels more like a rest day after several port visits in a row. Seaday’s also give’s me a chance of catching up with the blog, as it is hard to get the writing done on port days. I am still having isues uploading pictures to the blogs. I also haven’tContinue reading “February 24, 2020”

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL After a night of Carnaval, we finally got up around 9:30 this morning. By the time we got upstairs, the breakfast was all done. We had to do with just coffee and wait for lunch what is available close to noon. After a light lunch we stepped off the ship andContinue reading “February 23, 2020”