November 20, 2018
Today we took the tender to the port and just walked around the town a bit there isn’t much to see or do and it was really hot so we just went back on the ship.
Author: Maria
Parintins (Amazon River), Brazil
November 19, 2018
Today we anchored in Parintins and we took a tender into town. When we got to the port we hitched a ride with a pedicab and he took us around for an hour. We saw this church in town and then he took us to see some artwork that’s a wall which was pretty cool.
The last stop on the tour was this warehouse that has huge parade floats that were tremendous and very colorful. This is an annual Parintins Folklore Festival.
Manaus (Amazon River), Brazil
November 17, 2018
Today we got off the ship and took a boat ride up the Rio Negro River about an hour and then we got to this cool place that has unique pink dolphins. The guy at the dock feeds the dolphins fish. The dolphins look very different than bottlenose dolphins. At the same place they had this other fish, I never heard of Arapaima. They put a fish on a long string and the fish eats off the stick. It’s a strong fish and if you watch the video below you will hear a sucking sound that’s how the Arapaima fish eats the bait on the stick. John fed this fish, and he said that it was powerful!
The first evening our friend Carol & John purchased tickets to the Opera House. While there we saw Bassanova which is Portuguese music.
November 18, 2018
Today we took a boat up the Rio Negro River to the floating market, and we walked through the Amazon forest to see the water Lillies.
We then walked back to the boat a went to see the meeting of the waters. It’s pretty amazing to see the muddy Amazon River water and the dark Rio Negro River form a straight line of difference. We had really cool tour guides on the trip one of them has YouTube videos of him teaching Portuguese. The Tutor’s name is Jeferson Dionisio Alves.
Boca Da Valeria (Amazon River), Brazil
November 16, 2018Â
Today we took the tender into this village Boca Da Valeria which was unique and very poor. The kids meet you at the pier, and they have all these exotic animals, and you take pictures with them and give them a $1. They had crocodiles, sloths, toucans, parakeets, macaws.
We already love Oceania Cruises, and I never thought I could love this company any more than I do but this blew me away. We saw them take a whole bunch of candy, toys, school supplies, clothes, flip-flops, soccer balls and gave them to the locals in the village. As far as I know, they are the only cruise line that does this.
Santarem (Amazon River), Brazil
November 15, 2018
Today we got picked up by a boat while we were anchored and we sailed up the Tapajos River to see the meeting of the waters. We then sailed up the Maica River to go piranha fishing which was fun. Our boat caught two catfish and two piranhas and a weird looking fish
Amazon River & Crossing the Equator
To see what we did in the Amazon River ports please click on the following links.
Boca De Valeria (Amazon River)Â
Manaus, Parintins (Amazon River)Â
Port of Spain, Trinidad
November 11, 2018
Today John and I grabbed a cab with another couple which was advised by Oceania Cruises. They don’t want you going off the ship aloneÂ
Our driver took us to the Botanical Gardens, and we saw the Magnificent Seven which are homes that were built and owned by the farmers.Â
St. George’s, Grenada
November 10, 2018
Today we rented a car and what an adventure it was. The roads were very narrow, and they were two-way streets with ditches on either side.
We drove up to this cool hotel called Petite Anse Hotel in St. Mark and had a great lunch. Afterward, we drove through the rainforest and saw the Grand Etang Lake on the way to the rental car place. The whole day was fun and very scenic. It’s a very green lush island, and the people are all really nice!
We were lucky enough to purchase a bunch of fresh spices from this fabulous spice island of the Caribbean.
If you would like to see what and where we ate while in St. George’s.
Castries, St. Lucia
November 9, 2018
Today we just decided to walk around Castries and checked it out. Unfortunately, it was raining so we decided to get back on the ship earlier than expected.
Gustavia, St. Barts/St. Barthelemy
November 8, 2018
Today we rented a car and drove around the island we’ve been here before, so we visited a couple of our favorite places. We had lunch at this cool place called Nikki Beach and then went shopping at this amazing store called Laurent Effel.
If you would like to see what and where we ate while in Gustavia.
