Geo: -23.1414, -44.1613Today was always going to be a beach day, and after discussions last night, we decided that we would do just over half a day at Lopez mendes, one of the best beaches in the world according to trip advisor rather than push ourselves on a dawn til dusk day cruise!Breakfast, in James' words, was one of the best we've had, a mixture of British, Brazilian and European! We filled our boots so that lunch would be too much of an issue! They even had proper tea bags, however the boy was up to his old tricks of pouring coffee on it rather than water!!!We strolled into town (15mins) to stock up on water for the day and a packet of crisps, purely for the salt of course :/ ! And then to the ... read more

Geo: -3.10719, -60.0261My hand was munched some what vociferously during the night. 20 on my right hand!! Doh! Oh well, we shall have to keep the bite relief handy for the day! James seems totally better this morning! He has a good constitution! This morning was swimming with pink dolphins, which, I have to say are scary bloody things! They are bigger than what one would usually think of as a dolphin, solid muscle and have bigger teeth! It was an interesting experience but not one I am all to keen to repeat! We also tried to catch some piraucu, fish that are 2m in length! Viscous things! Will upload a video of the attempt when I am home! On the way back to the lodge the heavens opened amazon style again but this time we ... read more

Geo: -3.0616, -60.0516Today was sunrise day in the jungle! However with no phones with us, we had to rely on my old Casio watch for an alarm! It worked, but maybe a little to well as could not work out which button to press to turn the damn thing off!!! We were on the boat just as it began to get light and the birds and frogs began their morning chorus. The river was ridiculously still, like a mirror for the hour we were out. The colours changed from monotone to a vibrant orange and red as the sun appeared over the bank and peaked through the clouds, all reflected back up to the heavens in the water. An Amazonian dolphin also decided to swim by, making it a perfect morning! In true, unorganised or laid ... read more

Geo: -3.0616, -60.0516The flight into Manaus was cold!!! Stupid airline refrigeration!!! On arrival, yet again, our bags were one of the last ones around the conveyor belt! Any other flight would be manageable.... But this one without our bags would be impossible!!! After thankfully retrieving our luggage, we went out of the area to find lots of people with name plaques, but none with ours.... Eeeeek! Then a dude strode up to us 'James and Laura' had held out for a firm hand shake and perfect English! Phew!!! This was Raphael!!! He is the dude that is sorting out the hospitality for the world cup oEnglish players friends and family on his patch! He is a very proud man!He drove us the 20mins to our 'hotel/hostel' via the stadium where England will be playing in the ... read more

Geo: -25.5978, -54.4883We landed...... Some people got off.... We sat..... Plane took off again!!!! X... read more