Day 46: A Big Travel Day from Amazonia to Bahia
It began with a two and half hour hair-raising cab in a rainstorm from the deep rainforest to Manaus Airport. From there we flew 3.5 hours to Fortaleza (never heard...
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Day 45: Total Chill Downtime on Our Last Day in the Rainforest
We woke up still on an Amazon high, but looking forward to a full day at lovely Mirante do Gavaio with nothing to do. Breakfast included the selection of breads,...
Day 44: Final Morning on the Boat — Off to Mirante do Gavaio Lodge
We had our usual breakfast with Joshua and Laura, and then packed up our bags. We said our goodbyes to the crew (sad!!). Then we had one last excursion before...
Day 42: Our Third Day on The River Boat — and The Piranha Story
We had breakfast at around 7:30, and spent some time playing with a blowgun Joshua had made from scratch the night before (!) using materials found on our swim/lunch excursion....
Day 41: Boat Ride and Swimming at a Waterfall Two Hours Away
On day two we ate breakfast together around 7:30 — coffee, tapioca balls, homemade corn cake, cut fruit, pao de quiejo and juice. Another yummy spread. We packed up and...
Day 40: Setting Out on Our Internet-Free Amazon Rainforest Boat
The rainforest footprint is the size of mainland US and accounts for 20% of the world’s oxygen — the sheer scale of it is too much for human brains to...
Day 39: A Valentines Day Trip on the Rio Negro out of Manaus
Manaus is a gritty place. A port city 1,500 kilometers from the ocean. Our hotel was more of a hostel — fluorescent lights, a bunk bed, not enough standing room...