Blogs from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America - page 3

6/16 I woke up and got breakfast at the hostel while bandaging my toes. JP dropped off my shoes. I packed everything up and got ready to go to the airport then took a little nap. Nico drove me and Markus to the airport. In the car we talked about our stay in Fortaleza, US politics, vegetarians, Manaus, and how he came to be in Fortaleza. Apparently he bounced around Recife, Natal, and São Paulo with a girlfriend working odd jobs. Then he met his wife who convinced him to come to Fortaleza. He started working for her at the hostel and then after a year they were married. Checking in and getting through security was easy, even without knowing Portuguese. I got a snack and waited for my flight. I chatted with a guy from ... read more

For clarification, my 4th post is 6/10-6/11, 5th post is 6/11-6/12, 6th post is 6/13-6/14, and my most recent one is of 6/15. More updates to come soon. Also, Fortaleza is not an accurate representation of the rest of the country. Manaus is much nicer.... 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

Episode 3: The Amazon 16.8.13 The mighty Amazon River and rainforest. I will not carry on with superlatives, except to say that this river is the world´s second longest after the Nile, but, in terms of water discharge, it is greater than the next seven rivers combined, and it is huge - the distance between Sydney to Singapore. Large ocean liners can ply its waters, and, when we were on it, it felt like we were on the ocean. Its accompanying rainforest harbours staggering biodiversity. We have spent the past week in the Brazilian Amazon, fliying in and out of the sprawling jungle city of Manaus, four hours flying time North of Rio and not far from the equator. Hence, it has been hot and humid. Today, Manaus is a ramshackle and rather decrepit city, but ... read more

Het is half donker buiten, midden in de bergen in t zuiden van Chile, regen tegen de ramen, tijd voor n update! Te beginnen in Pipa, Ik was van plan om hier een tijdje te blijven met het oog op wat rust in de chaos van het reizen. Goed, na 2 dagen rust vond ik het ook wel weer prima, dus ben ik maar een online cursus portugees gaan volgen om zo wat meer contact met de locals te krijgen. Niet dat dat erg hielp aangezien de helft van de locals hier import argentijnen waren, die zichzelf er wel allemaal makkelijk afmaakten met portognol. maar goed, het gaat om het idee. prima vermaakt door de dagen te vullen met studeren tot n uurtje of 12.00, daarna richting strand, onderweg vallen er mangos naast mn voeten wat ... read more