Day 6

Rather than arriving in Manaus at 6am we learnt, through unsubstantiated rumour of course, that we’re arriving at 10am... no 4pm... 5pm. Given that noone is really sure what day it is anymore, it’s not surprising that we’re not sure when we arrive. I just hope it’s today.

Some hours later...

We finally arrived in Manaus at 4pm, passing through the Meeting of the Waters, which is where the black waters of the Rio Negro and the brown Rio Solimoes meet but don’t mix. The result is spectacular, and there were even a couple of pink river dolphins playing.

The bulk of us decided to try and stay in the same hotel so we made our way, single file and lugging backpacks through the streets of Manaus, which must have looked very funny... just like little gringo ants. We managed to find a hotel for the 17 of us for R$12 per night each.