Beer and Hammocks. We had been advised to get to the docks at about 10am Brazilian time in order to be in the front of the queue. So with this in mind we were up at 8 and after a quick shower I went to find some food for both breakfast and lunch while Mae went on the internet to e-mail the tour company in Manaus and tell them which boat we are on. About 30 mins later I came back having picked up some ham at the supermarket and two sweet buns and a loaf of brea...

Voyager IV After a lovely, long, undisturbed nights sleep we got up at 8 and went for a shower which although just a pipe coming through the wall and shall we say 'unheated' water, was nonetheless pleasant as it is very muggy here and we woke up sticky and hot. We then got dressed and headed out to walk to Tabatinga where we hoped to accomplish two things, 1. buy a ticket for a boat down the river to Manaus and 2. get our passports stamped in to Brasil. We mad...