Maybe it was all the fresh air yesterday or just not sleeping as well lately, but last night I slept like a baby. When I looked out our cabin window when we got up, I was a bit surprised to see the ocean water was still all brown (like the Amazon River.) Our captain explained […]
Today we arrived at our second and last port in Brazil. It was a very different kind of day than the city tour we had in Fortaleza. We took the ship’s tour that went on a riverboat ride, followed by a hike in the jungle. First some quick facts about Belem: the southern channel of […]
When I looked at today’s schedule last night, I checked off many things I wanted to do today. However, after going to Good Morning Amsterdam and the talk Barbara gave about what to see and do in Devil’s Island, I was done with planned activities! Doug and I enjoyed another nice lunch in the dining […]
At last we made it across the Atlantic Ocean to another continent on this journey – South America, and specifically Brazil. Brazil shares a border with every country in S. America except for two – Chili and Ecuador – and has a population of over 200 million. Today we docked in Fortaleza, the capital of […]
Another hour of sleep! Today was a pretty typical sea day for us. I was able to see Tom (the Techspert) about fixing my elephant video so half of it is not on its side! He also fixed it so I can send it in an e-mail when I get home. It is a great […]
Another extra hour of sleep last night. We are making up that one day time difference hour by hour! Now we are only a few hours ahead of the east coast of the USA. Today Barbara told us about what to see and do in Belem, our second and last port in Brazil. I didn’t […]
We gained that extra hour of sleep last night, and we always enjoy that – especially after being up late last night. I hadn’t walked the deck in a while so I enjoyed doing that before it got too hot. Was also able to get in a load of laundry before going to breakfast and […]
