This boat was amazing. Even though it was packed as usual there was free water and a bar with 
loud music on the top deck. The food was really good and an all you can eat offer included in the 75$ ticket for the four days journey. Fancisco and Freddy were good companians. There were also two separate gringo pairs on board. Susie and Nick from Sydney and Flo and Esther from Zuerich. The Australians offered a nice opportunity to speak some English and the swiss people reminded me of how deteriorated my swiss german has become.
The river was much wider than further west. Severe floodings were visible at all times. Houses that didn't swim were absolutly covered with water. The sunrises and -sets were almost always spectacular. I spend a few hours a day with watching the landscape passing by. The weather changes about four times a day from sunshine to hard rain. Toilets were acceptable and also provided refre
shing showers. Days pass pretty fast and you spend about 18 hours a day in your hammock.
When getting closer to Manaus Freddy became increasingly nervous because after two weeks on boats he was about to meet his girl. Before you arrive in Manaus you leave the Amazon river and join the sideriver Rio Negro. The brown water of the Amazon dosen't instantly mix with the black Rio Negro. They flow side by side for several kilometers.
loud music on the top deck. The food was really good and an all you can eat offer included in the 75$ ticket for the four days journey. Fancisco and Freddy were good companians. There were also two separate gringo pairs on board. Susie and Nick from Sydney and Flo and Esther from Zuerich. The Australians offered a nice opportunity to speak some English and the swiss people reminded me of how deteriorated my swiss german has become.The river was much wider than further west. Severe floodings were visible at all times. Houses that didn't swim were absolutly covered with water. The sunrises and -sets were almost always spectacular. I spend a few hours a day with watching the landscape passing by. The weather changes about four times a day from sunshine to hard rain. Toilets were acceptable and also provided refre
shing showers. Days pass pretty fast and you spend about 18 hours a day in your hammock.When getting closer to Manaus Freddy became increasingly nervous because after two weeks on boats he was about to meet his girl. Before you arrive in Manaus you leave the Amazon river and join the sideriver Rio Negro. The brown water of the Amazon dosen't instantly mix with the black Rio Negro. They flow side by side for several kilometers.
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timmy - one day when back to a normal life with dvd stores, remember to watch a movie called "Big River Man." It is an amazing movie about a fat drunk from slovenia who attempts to swim the entire length of the amazon.
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