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So today we went to a butterfly and bird garden and to an old fort. Pretty sweet action. We also cooked for about 20 people; black bean burgers and Macoroni and Cheese again, because it was easy and cheap.

Belem is a beautiful city and in the future I would like to maybe come back here and spend some more time. We were checking boat prices and found out that the only two boats to Santarem this week are tomorrow and friday. And seeing as how Josh has to be back in Sao Luis by the 15th we are heading out tomorrow. The ticket prices for the boats we hear are usually $R90 but because we are in the middle of July, a vacation month, the current price is $R160 per person! So we paid $R 120 per person or $R 360 total and saved $R 120.

Tomorrow morning we are going to the tree museum to see Josh's favorite tree, that only grows in the Amazon (which as of Maraba we are technically already in), and then heading to the beach. Then, its on to the boat and up river for about 3 days to Santarem.

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