Ola tudo! como via?
(i thought i would do this blog in foresty green to go with our surroundings)
we are now in the strange old city of Manaus,built in the middle of the rainforest,with the start of the Amazon river just around the corner. In front of the city the two rivers,the Amazon and Rio Negro, flow in to one and you can see the muddy waters of the river sea and the jet black of the other flowing side by side,and then eventually combining. Due to different speeds and mass because of mineral content the two river dont just mix straight away,but share the same bed and get to know eachother gradually=)
The city has a strange feeling to it,you can tell there used to be a rainforest where now there are buildings,and some how it dosnt seem quite right. its very warm,muito calor aqui, and humid too.
Tomorrow we are going on a jungle trip and staying in the rainforest for a couple of nights,oooo! im so excited about that!! we get to go parana fishing and crocodilio hunting,and learn about the medical uses for some of the plants.A few weeks ago some one saw a jaguar........=O =D
we are till with a few of the fellas who we went to Alter do Chao with,but no longer have the crazy Argentinians. was actually quite sad saying good bye to them,we had so much fun with them and they helped us loads with speaking portuguese and spanish. Tnight is our last night with the english lads,Richard, Paul and Danny but we`re all going to stay in contact and hopefully meet up when we`re all back in uk.We`re planning on doing something for brazilian carnaval next yr!
The boat trip up to Manaus from Santarem was a funny one,no where near as fun as the first one,there was much more space on the boat though.Paul had his birthday while we were traveling which was pretty funny,he said it was his most random birthday ever,and i felt very proud to be a part of that! We got him a huge cake and then covered it in doce de leite and rainbow sprinkles,it looked like some kind of outa space mushroom!
in the hammock next to us was a gorgeous girly called Lucianno,and her beautiful mum. we made good friends with her and Megnut made floweriny things with her and Danny taught her to do some stuff on the guitar. she was only 9 or 10 but so good to chat too,she spoke very clearly and made sure you understood. i dont think i`ve ever met a kid that age in England who talks about how beautiful light looks when reflecting on water at night,or discussing the difference amd strangeness between the green rainforest and the huge buildings of the city.
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