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Bustling Amazon city, tour touts, and exit Brasil
As the bus from Jeri stopped at the airport, we got off there. Was going to go to the cinema but it was too much hassle as we would have to get 2 buses or else pay mega-bucks in a taxi. So hung about Fortaleza airport for 6 hours waiting for our flight. Managed to kill 7 hours wandering around Fortaleza aiport. Flight was grand, 3.5 hours and …
Pit Stop in the Jungle - We Got Fun and Games
The first thing that struck me about Manaus is that it had an oil refinery and Panamax container ships, 10x10x40 containers, and the cranes to move them. Manaus is a deep-water shipping port 1000 miles from the ocean. The St. Lawrence Seaway allows the same with the cities on the Great Lakes, but only through engineering dozens of locks. There are …
Welcome to the tropics
I arrived in Manaus yesterday -- on time and with my luggage! Even though I knew I was headed to the tropics, the heat and humidity still surprised me a little. When we were landing midday yesterday, the pilot said it was 83 degrees Fahrenheit, so not out of our normal summer range at all -- so I guess it´s the humidity that really knocked me over …
City in the jungle
On April Fools Day we reached Manaus. We had enjoyed our boat journey with the locals, who were all very friendly to us. We were pleased to go out for an all you can eat buffet in the evening though.