Brazilian Coast

📷 Looking down from bowsprit at Daredevil Dolphin

Sea Day 1 - Off the coast of Brazil

The first time I was on a ship with a sea day I wondered what I would do all day.  Depending on the ship there may be a lot to do or very little.  This ship has had a nice level of activities.  There are usually some talks by the expedition crew, always a recap and look forward talk in late morning, some simple entertainment in the evening and often something special entertainment wise right before bedtime.  The first sea day was Halloween, and we were crossing the equator so two additional excuses to do something fun.  The talks have been on ants, fish reproduction, the circle of life in the Amazon and other things.  For those non-sea folks out there, crossing the equator on a ship is a big thing. 

Amazon River

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Amazon trip

This was one of those trips that got postponed because of COVID.  In some ways I am glad it did because we met a couple that told us about expedition cruise ships and it is a better way to explore this part of the world.  We flew from Atlanta to Sao Paulo Brazil where we had a layover before we got on our 2^nd leg to Manaus, Brazil.  If you ever fly through Brazil, the Sao Paulo airport is full of food choices – lots and lots of restaurants and snack bars.