Day 3

The 3rd day on the boat was far calmer and we spent a slow day traveling up river. The landscape changed a lot, with hills and marsh land replacing the lush jungle. The jungle was, of course, still amazing.

Standing on the bow of the ship I was treated to an amazing sunset today as we cruised west through a huge channel. It was quite overcast, with rain breaking in the distance to the right and a storm brewing to the left, with lightning occasionally striking. Between the two, where the sun was setting was a bit clearer, and the sky had a nice orange tone and the sky arcing above us with beautiful cloud formations. All I could see was the sky and the river, and it was one of the calmest moments I’ve ever experienced – a perfect Amazon memory.

At night we pulled into a big town for a few hours, our longest stop so far, and kicked a soccer ball around, much to the amusement of the on looking locals.

After a few whiskeys and some beers, one of the guys decided he needed a hair cut, so we headed back to the boat where the closest we could come to a pair of scissors was a machette. After sharpening it up, a couple of the guys got to work... probably not a great idea considering how drunk everyone was, but amuzing nonetheless.

Before leaving there was a bit of drama when an old lady lost her ID documents, which is a big deal in Brasil as you have to carry them at all times. She thought they’d been stolen, so the police came onboard and started searching people’s bags, but it turned out they’d just slipped between some boards. Then, much to everyone’s surprise, we found we had to switch boats the following day.