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Marcus & Jorge Explore 2024

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    3 de enero de 2024
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    Devil’s Island, French Guiana

    9 de enero de 2024, Guayana Francesa ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    The penal colony of Devil’s Island really refers to the one on Ile du Real. Only about a dozen political prisoners were fated to expire on the Devils Island proper. Amidst the continual chorus performed by Cicadas, monkeys competed for access to the best fruit. We retraced the steps of the characters depicted in Papillon while celebrating that we weren’t condemned to imprisonment here.Leer más

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    Boca Da Valeria

    13 de enero de 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F

    Pink dolphins, three-toed sloths, cayman crocodiles, and adorable capybaras greeted us along with an entire village. Locals took us in canoes through an extensive network of winding tributaries. The sounds of birds cascaded down from the canopy until a deafening rain shower managed to drown them out.Leer más

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    Manaus

    14 de enero de 2024, Brasil ⋅ 🌧 79 °F

    Now at our furthest extent up the river, we have travelled 1000 nautical miles along the Amazon. Winding deep into this pocket of thriving civilization located at the center of the jungle, we made our way to Amazonian Research Bosque da Ciência. There we encountered young manatees being bred for later release into the wild and electric eels. The variety of birds, monkeys, and large cats such as black panthers, pumas, and jaguars reminds us just how remote we really are.Leer más

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    Brazilian Dinner

    14 de enero de 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    Chef Tiffany prepared a delectable pescatarian version of this well-researched menu of traditional Brazilian fare. We enjoyed halibut and tuna while Executive Chef Neil carved up servings of rib eye for other guests, in the traditional way. Against a backdrop of Latin beats, the dancers from our onboard cultural troupe, Oi! Brazil, entertained between courses.Leer más

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    End of An Era

    15 de enero de 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    This morning, while in the original Amazon, I resigned from my job at the other Amazon. This marks a shift away from my career in Tech which taught me so much and served me incredibly well. Now, I look forward to the next era which I hope to be brighter and even more fulfilling. I’m very grateful to be at this long anticipated moment.

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    Parantins

    15 de enero de 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F

    Bumba Meu Boi, a major festival celebrated in June, is second only to Carnivale. It’s a brief play which tells a story of the death and resurrection of an ox as a proxy for social criticism between classes. While professional teams spend half the year preparing costumes, sets of giant moving creatures, we had a chance to witness a local village school production. The Chief of the village devotes himself to his mission to preserve the traditional dances and stories important to this celebration. He passes them on to high school kids so as not to interfere with their future college and career plans.Leer más

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    Independence Day Celebration

    15 de enero de 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    After an already fabulous day, friends joined us in celebrating my new found independence! We enjoyed cakes and drinks at sunset followed by a flawlessly indulgent meal in the Pinnacle Grill. Dhana showed off her napkin folding creativity while Cellar Master Jaques paired our courses with a Reserve Brut Cava, red blend by Caymus, and a rare South African Port.Leer más

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    Paolo immitates bird sounds to prompt a responsePaprikaBird trap for catching them while feeding

    Santarém

    16 de enero de 2024, Brasil ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F

    Heavy, damp air clung to us as we ventured deep into Floresta Nacional Do Tapajo accompanied by three local guides. Paolo was born in a remote village where he learned about the calls of birds, medicine, and how to find safe things to eat. Smells of oils, latex sap, and moist earth immersed us in the beauty of the Amazon. Although we awoke before sunrise, strong coffee prepared us for the hour journey from Santarém through soy fields to the preserve entrance. The sense of pride Paolo has for ‘his forest’ comes through via the passion with which he speaks.Leer más

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    Onboard Entertainment

    17 de enero de 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 82 °F

    The audience roared as The Flyrights, of South London, finished their encore. From their killer Motown sets to fabulous dance routines and lamenting ballads, we were again struck by the quality and variety of onboard entertainment. Oi Brasil! is disembarking in Granada after spending more than two weeks as our cultural ambassadors. They have taught us samba, shown us traditional and modern dance, and shared their mission to elevate youth out of poverty and off the streets.Leer más

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    11Moses shows his skills as he makes my future hat

    St. George’s, Granada

    20 de enero de 2024, Granada ⋅ 🌬 82 °F

    Over one thousand four hundred miles from our last port of call, we embark on a celebration of local beach culture. Uplifting bright tones from the lead steel drum pans fill the space as cool ocean breezes pass through our boat. We are on Granada experiencing a beauty rarely seen in the Caribbean. Rhum flows for hours and island vibes permeate our afternoon. We swim in tropical ocean bays with needlefish, Newfinlanders, and high spirits.Leer más

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    2Unloading recycleables. The crew hand sort all trash to minimize waste

    Willemstad, Curaçao

    22 de enero de 2024, Curacao ⋅ 🌬 82 °F

    Pausing briefly to take in part of the two-mile runway, we continued to climb the 49 steps up to the entrance to Hato Caves. A distinctive odor alerted us to the presence of the current inhabitants. Temperature and humidity soared as we descended past pools of water and observed algae growing up walls wherever splashes of light can be found. After, we cooled off in a gentle current along Mambo Beach. High salinity provided extra buoyancy for an effortless soak under the Caribbean sun.Leer más

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    First Gale Brings High Seas

    23 de enero de 2024, Caribbean Sea ⋅ 🌬 81 °F

    Departing Curaçao under strong winds, we learned we would be in for some weather. A perfect trifecta of conditions where trade winds, strong current, and katabatic winds from Sierra Nevada de Stanta Marta mixed. It led to gale force winds and wave heights above 15 feet. Fortunately we were running with a following sea so the motion was fairly gentle. However it was a lesson in resonance as every few minutes the frequency of waves relative to the ships hull aligned and caused a roll of 6 degrees.Leer más

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    Panama Canal Gatún Locks

    24 de enero de 2024, Panamá ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    Just at dawn, we pass under the Atlantic Bridge. Escorted by tugs as a safety measure, the Captain maneuvers us expertly into the narrow entrance to the first chamber. This series of three locks will raise our ship nearly 100 feet to Gatún Lake. With only 2.5 feet on each side and our relative height in constant flux, locomotive operators must carefully manage our position by controlling the length of lines. We say goodbye to the Caribbean Sea and prepare for our transit over ten hours where we will emerge into the Pacific Ocean.Leer más

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    A large ship emerges from the newest expansion of the canalLittle marginVery little margin

    Bridge of the Americas & Miraflores

    24 de enero de 2024, Panamá ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F

    Between 51 miles of lakes and lock chambers lies a narrow channel carved along the Chagres River. Thick wet air clings to every pore and 93 degree heat challenges one’s conviction to observe from outside. We push through and imagine the engineering effort and work crews who blasted off mountain tops, sculpted cliffs atop bedrock, and stabilized shorelines to ensure the continued operation of a system which shaves 7,800 miles off the alternative route. For our journey, Holland America Line reserved a precious daytime transit slot for $35,000. Combined with the fee for our passenger vessel capacity and occupancy, the total cost was $366,735 or just over $300 per passenger. We exited Miraflores lock nearly an hour late and traveled beneath the mile-long-arterial which spans two continents. And just like that, we traveled from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean where we will spend the night at anchor.Leer más

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    Unlike more familiar surging motion, this is a violent sloshingNot too many casualties as the crew locked things down swiftlyOur position inline with TehuantepecerAround 10 am we are long gone, but winds where we were still exceed 50 knThe calm before the stormOur compass heading WNW leads us straight towards the storm

    Not Much Sleep

    28 de enero de 2024, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 82 °F

    Some who went to bed early caught a few winks until violent rocking and shaking jolted passengers to alertness. Night owls might as well explore the ship and study this phenomenon known as Tehuantepecer. Named after the Nahuatl term for Jaguar Mountain, we were reminded that these fierce felines have teeth. Most outside areas were closed, but determined passengers who knew where to go could experience firsthand what 60 kn sustained wind can do. At its peak, wind pressed 500 tons of force which heeled the ship to port. The captain compensated by shifting water into the starboard tanks which helped as we encountered mountainous waves of 17 feet at a 90 degree angle on our beam. The ship motion calmed once we completed our transit around 6 am and afforded a few precious hours of rest.

    From Wikipedia:
    Tehuantepecer, or Tehuano wind, is a violent mountain-gap wind that travels through the Chivela Pass in southern Mexico, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec… winds reach 20 knots (40 km/h) to 45 knots (80 km/h), and on rare occasions 100 knots (190 km/h).

    Tehuantepecers can be felt up to 160 kilometres (100 mi) out to sea in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean… Its effects can appear similar to a tropical cyclone, though the sky is usually clear.    Leer más

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