My floating cramped home for 3 days, the NM Santarem


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March 27th 2009
Published: April 6th 2009
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Tim Version: * Got on the boat early but not early enough! Nearly all spots were gone, found aircon is not a special area but rather where 80% of people are, and got me a spot next to the girls toilets and engine noise, doh! * Got to see incredible jungle, the river itself of which some portions are so wide that you feel more like you are at sea, to practise a lot of Portuguese, and finally to e... Read Full Entry



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Are we on a river or the ocean...?Are we on a river or the ocean...?
Are we on a river or the ocean...?

So incredibly wide in some spots, there are large sections where you can't see land on the horizon.Its incredible...
The real distance from us to the cargo vesselThe real distance from us to the cargo vessel
The real distance from us to the cargo vessel

And as you can see from the last picture it is a damn big cargo vessel...
Apparently this one isn't usually so flooded...Apparently this one isn't usually so flooded...
Apparently this one isn't usually so flooded...

but the water levels are so high this year



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