Fortaleza and Manaus.. before we boarded our boat!

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Just a few photos from Forteleza where we spent a few days and the day trip out of Manaus to the meeting of the rivers before we boarded our boat.. ... the boat journey is in the next blog..

We only had a couple days in Fortaleza and thanked our lucky stars that there was sunshine to soak up on our one last day by the coast before heading inland to Manaus.. Fortaleza is in the state of Ceara in Brazil and is the furthest point north along the coastline that we set foot on. It is a pretty sleep town this time of year and there were not very many tourists out that we saw at all!.. when it is low season in brazil, it definetly is low season with most hostels appearing empty upon the first inspections.

Manaus is an awesome and bussling port city.. markets are packed with people, food, alsorts of gadgets, and all the many many interesting smells that go along with it! in the main square there is a completly different scene and atmosphere with an opera house that currently has month long festivities this time of year.. so we wandered about and checked that out at night..

While here to make the most of it, we booked into a day trip out to the meeting of the rivers.. the Rio Negro and the Amazonas.. headed out in long tail canoes to look more closely at the vegetation in little tributaries off the main river...

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