Beach Bummin´ (well, kindof) to the Holy Grail

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February 22nd 2007

Published: March 2nd 2007

So when we left our gypsy nomad, she was in search of R and R in the form of gorgeous white sand beaches and cocunut drinks, up the coast of Brazil. Truth is, the majority of the time has been spent in transition. Grrr. my unfavoritist part of traveling. Monster, is that a word? It is now. From Salvador I ventured to Olinda, a recommended stop. There were a few cute happy colored buildings, bu... Read Full Entry

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Making My Way Down the Amazon Trail

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I am borrowing the Aussie tradition, and going on a 'walk-about', to follow my passion. Stepping out of the 'rat race' for a life sabbatical, i'm chasing my long-time dream of doing conservation work in the amazon. On a whirlwind tour of South America, I will be volunteering with conservation organizations and animal sanctuaries, while seeking out all the sights, sounds and adventures I can stuff into my psyche along the way! For more about me or my trip, visit my site at: www.theamazontrail.com Thank you Bon Jovi for the amazing words of inspiration: “It’s my life- It’s now or ... full info

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Sunset Capoeira, Jeri

This little kid in the yellow shirt was really GOOD!

Washout day, Jeri

streets of sand turned into rivers with the rain

Impromptu night bar, Jeri

at night all these little roadside bar stands sprung up near the beach

Open air transport, Jeri

started my 43 hour journey to Belem in this open air transport along the beach, leaving jeri

Store, Jeri

this clothing shop had a floor of sand!

Belem

Amazon riverfront

Belem

this pic totally personifies this city- gritty

Belem

port of Belem

Belem

port of Belem

Belem

renovated wharehouse section

Civilized way to travel

flying over the Amazon- it´s soooo wide, it looks like ocean

Civilized way to travel

Meeting of the Waters Tour, Manaus

this is the boat we took

Meeting of the Waters Tour, Manaus

this is the meeting of the Rio Negro and the Rio Soliomes, 2 rivers that flow side by side and don´t mix for 11 km until they join to form the Amazon River. they are different colors

Port of Manaus

Suzie

Best cat on earth! I sent word back to my son that he'd been replaced by a gorgeous blue-eyed blonde who knew how to wuzzle. Typical cat, he didn't care

Trashing the Amazon

Port of Manaus, on the Amazon, littered with trash. I was sitting there waiting for my boat, and a rat ran by me!

Brazil Food

greasy meat, rice, potato salad, spaghetti and crumbled root grain- YUCK!

Sunset over the Amazon

Sunset from the boat going up the Amazon. What could be better?

Pants

these are the pants that fit me without a belt when i started this trip

Port of Tefe

deep in the Amazon region. point of departure for the Mamirua lodge

2nd March 2007

Terry
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Love the domestic animals
Tan, I liked the picture of the puppy -- soo cute!! Sounds like you have done a lot of unpleasant travel across long distances! Was Brazil worth the trip -- especially considering the language barrier? Did you learn some Portugese? You do look like you lost weight -- has the food improved. My yoga teacher said a vegetarian would have a difficult time in SA! Take care. Love, Mom

2nd March 2007

Holly
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great stuff!
very good to hear from you. So, are you saying that your least favoritist part of traveling is traveling? Thought so!!! You have a way of finding the special and wonderful places right when you need them most. And you are on a good run with finding kitties, it seems. Purrrr... It seems that you aren't even afraid of the caimens. Is that true? And, maybe in addition to the travel book you can also turn this experience into a new diet fad. You get to eat anything you want now, don't you? Now I'm even more jealous than before!!!! Thanks for sharing with us. love, holly

5th March 2007

Korky
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Multi´color photo blog...
Tana, WELL, Peanut was decidedly not happy w/ the comment about the FOREIGN cat being the best in the world. He says he´s protesting you by not sending you any meeps or purrs..... !! The mult´-colored buildings are so vibrant, I´ll bet you just love seeing that stuff. Enjoy Cartagena, but don´t get in trouble w/ the Policia ie: the coca! hahahaha!!!! Hope it´s warm enough for you there. My Fatso Bitch says hi. Kwirk

5th March 2007

Rob
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Keep on truckin!
Hey Tana, I love the career epiphanies. I had the exact same ones when I was travelling. Photographer, travel writer or even a wandering traveller were so exciting at the time. Unfortunately I haven't actually done anything about them yet, but your blogs are so inspiring I might have to get back to it. I'm still working on putting my US road trip blogs into a book......stay tuned! ps. loved the Capoeira photos!

17th March 2007

ashley Borg
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i want a multi colored street tooo!
I love the cute colored buildings!!! They look so inspiring. Hope your finding plenty of feline friends outside of Jeri to keep you company!

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