Group Tour: Day 6 - Rose Farm
12 марта, Эквадор ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Visited a rose farm -- amazing!
Ecuador exported 390 tons of roses to the US this past valentine's Day. That was 1/3 of the annual exports!
It can be only 3 days from when a rose is cut to it landingЧитать далее
Goodbye Quito; return to Rio
13 марта, Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
2-ish hr flight to Lima, 8.5hr layover then 5.5-ish more hours to Rio. Door-to-door Quito-to-Rio: ~22hrs.
End result: priceless.
Football Game!
15 марта, Бразилия ⋅ 🌙 81 °F
BR Championship A Series:
Fluminense (home team, based in Larnajeiras) vs Paranaense (Curitiba, Paraná). Fluminense won 3:2.
Biking around Rio
16 марта, Бразилия ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Bike rentals on the street are pretty easy here -- so this was today's activity. Simple roaming via 2 pedals w/ no particular plan.
Last day in Rio; board the ship
17 марта, Бразилия ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We found a nearby lake (Rodrigo de Freitas), took an Uber to it, found some bikes near it and commenced to pedal around it.
We then boarded our next ship, unpacked and enjoyed a great local BrazilianЧитать далее
Sunset at Sea
19 марта, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Sunsets (again)
20 марта, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Returning to Recife
23 марта, Бразилия ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
Always leave the boat!
We had no specific plans, but our (somewhat) aimless roaming was immediately paid off with a local air show!
Held at 'Marco Zero' ("Ground Zero Square ") this was not unlikeЧитать далее
Day at Sea: rainbows in the
23 марта, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Looking at the wave-spray there is the occasional, unexpected rainbow.
Cruising the Amazon, Kiss the Fish
24 марта, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 81 °F
No port today; but we had another equator crossing ceremony (aka: 'Order of the Shellback') for this trip. The weather for the day did a full cycle from sun, stupid heat, rain, back to sun andЧитать далее
Alter do Chão (state: Pará)
25 марта, Бразилия ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
A village in the middle of the Amazon, Alter do Chao is ~38km west of Santarém. We spent the morning getting there and the journey was unique. It is known for its stunning freshwater beaches alongЧитать далее
Boca da Valeria (state: Amazonas)
26 марта, Бразилия ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
A tiny village of 75-100 inhabitants. No dock, no organized tours; just an opportunity to experience an Amazonian lifestyle.
Once you disembark the tender, there are children approaching you, grabbingЧитать далее
Manaus (state: Amazonas)
27 марта, Бразилия ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Wandered around Manaus, visited the market, took a tour of the historic theater, & attended a performance & saw 'Romeo & Juliet of Parentins' (we're not big opera folk, even less so when sung inЧитать далее
Manaus, day 2
28 марта, Бразилия ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Boat tour around a few canals -- amazing.
At the end of the ride we passed through what's called the 'meeting of the waters': a natural phenomenon near Manaus where the dark Rio Negro and theЧитать далее
Bye Manaus
28 марта, Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Once back on board, the skies opened up w/ huge rains, for about 20 minutes. Then just in time for our departure, they cleared up so we could watch our leave.
Parintins (state: Amazonas)
29 марта, Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Parintins is a river island city located on Tupinambarana Island on the Amazon River. It's famous for its annual Boi Bumbá Folklore Festival (every June) which features a dramatic competition betweenЧитать далее
Santarém (state: Pará)
30 марта, Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Another biking day -- same group who took us out in Alter do Chao.
Another good day.
Day at Sea: Boatbuilding competition
31 марта, Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
We didn't participate this time, but it was fun watching the others' creations!
Day at Sea -- Another Amazing Sunset
2 апреля, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The ocean started & ended the day beautifully.
St Lucia
3 апреля, Сент-Люсия ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
ATV tour today!
St Kitts
4 апреля, Сент-Китс и Невис ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Today: a 4WD tour of the area around Basseterre.
Day at Sea: Easter
5 апреля, Панама ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
The ship had a nice table display for the holiday & a nice evening performance.
Day at Sea: the final day
6 апреля, Панама ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Our final day at sea. :(
Next stop: Panama
7 апреля, Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
From the marine port to MIA airport to Panama...another adventure awaits.
Low Key Day
8 апреля, Панама ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
am: Beach walk on the finest, sparkliest, blackest sand we've ever seen. Met Dawn & Victor for lunch, then toured each of our respective properties.
pm: D&V came over, we ordered pizza then went to aЧитать далее
Путешественник
Amazing!!
Путешественник
Gorgeous!
ПутешественникWhen we were in Quito we had live roses in our hotel room.
Janine WestlundYeah, they're like dandelions there. 3 dozen cost ~USD$5. (!!) 🙄