This morning, the Braemar was due to drop anchor at another tiny village, this time Alter do Chão. Having looked at some photos of this place, it seemed as though there was a lovely sandy beach, so it had one redeeming feature at least. 🙂 We were due to set sail early afternoon, so we decided…
This morning we woke up to find the Braemar at anchor, and the skies overcast, but with the sun trying to peep through. Across the river we could see a collection of a few wooden buildings and houses on stilts, along with a small landing stage. This was the tiny Amazonian village of Boca da…
At 3.00pm we all gathered in reception, where Prakash, our guide, was waiting to take us to the boat. We walked along the dirt track, the duckboards and the planks of wood until we were once more at the landing dock. This time it was a much bigger boat, with a lower and upper deck. …
This morning we were due to set foot on terra firma; this time in the town of Santarém. We were excited to be in Brazil again; we had first toured around this country 10 years ago and it is so vibrant, colourful and interesting we were glad to be back. The sky was overcast, but it was (obviously!)…
When we got up this morning, we noticed that the Braemar was barely moving and that the water was definitely a light ‘muddy’ colour – we were at the mouth of the Amazon! After breakfast Trevor got his handheld GPS and we went up on deck. Sure enough, the GPS reading showed that we were…
