Peter's Travel Blog

The delights of Alter De Chao (pronounced, we think, chow) were always going to be a hard act to follow. Because of the change to local laws imposed upon us by the Brazilian Authorities (something about having to be in Santana between two daytime high tides), we’d already lost Almeirim, and were destined to arrive in Santana at 2:30 on...

We love this place!   It’s often described as ‘The Caribbean of The Amazon’, where amazonians come to swim and chill on a weekend.   It’s a weekday today, so the village is quiet, but for Marco Polo passengers meandering around. One of the best things about the place?…. Free Wi-Fi!! Yeeeeey!   So; this is a quick post, just...

Today was a half day, and my turn to run two classes just in the morning. I didn’t mind; it gave me an opportunity to show off my new paintings, which I’ve attached to the window of the door to the craft room so that all passengers can see them in passing (I’m hoping, of course, that it prompts an...

Our second day in Manaus was mostly taken up with a trip titled ‘The Amazon Experience’. It meant being up early and on the quayside, ready to board the excursion boat at just gone 8am.   Our trip took us, first, to the ‘Meeting of the Waters’, where the Amazon River and the Black River (Rio Negra) meet, on their...

Last night, bugs were a real problem. All deck activities (quiz, cabaret etc) were brought into Scotts Bar, where they’ll stay for the foreseeable future. Despite the fact that many white lights have been turned off and replaced with red ones, to deter the little critters, they came in their droves. The people effected most were the smokers, of course,...