Blogs from Pará, Brazil, South America - page 4

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 ... read more

OK... so internet isn't so good here this will be short wanted to let everyone know we stayed the night in Maraba and will be taking a bus at 3pm to Belem. The Bus will take 8 hours so I should be there around 11pm some time (10pm florida, 9pm texas) and will try to update things then if I have internet. ... read more

So the title is a phrase we have started using alot between me kathryn and our homie Josh. He started it really. Kath as he calls her was going to pet his giant dog Rocky Rambo and he just blurted it out. We bought some tickets at the train station to Maraba because we were told it is cheaper to get to Belem. And since they couldn't provide a map nor information and since it is difficult to get to the train station to buy tickets, we made an adventurous decision. We bought tickets and talked our friend Josh into coming with (Foda-se!, Foda-se!). Upon arriving at home and reading our travel guide to find out more about this city Maraba that was recommended to us by the train station we found out a really funny ... read more

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 experience boredom and close quarters living previously unmatched in my life! The version thats chugging against the current down the Amazon river, slowly but with excitement: So "get there early!!" is the advice. Good advice!! I was 3 hours early and nearly all spots were gone! Being new to the world of hammocks and hammock tying I ... read more

After a night in a bed (at long last) in Manaus we headed for the docks early to find ourselves a boat to Santarem. We found one that was already quite packed but slung our hammocks on the upper decks and waited to set off. little did we know that about a million other hammocks were yet to be slung! It was a very cosy journey to say the least, but quite an experience . Fortunately just before we set sail we bought some fruit and cheese sandwiches to keep us going and had plenty of books. The sunsets on the Amazon are indescribable! After around 30 fairly uneventful hours on board we finally arrive in Santarem late evening and so decided to stay on the boat on the dock with some people we met to ... read more