Today we traveled southeasterly toward the opening of the Amazon River. Full speed when we left Devil’s Island but now we slowed to a crawl. Timing is important to cross over the opening of the river as it is shallow and the Captain is going to cross when the water is at it’s highest. Good thing we decided not to brush our teeth today.
I expect to see tablecloth’s being reused at dinner this week and also the towels around the pool. We all have to make an effort here as no one could have possibly planned for this. Maybe they will notify the next cruise ship that comes into the Amazon the conditions here so they can plan in advance.
Team trivia is going quite well. We knew what the Leaning Tower of Pisa was originally used for and which poison is believed to be a cause of the fall of the Roman Empire. Napoleans’ height? I said 5′ 6″, the team elected 5’4″. Answer – 5’6″. What did ancient Egyptians use as pillows? We also got that right. Maybe it was our experience at Pompeii that taught us this.
We crossed over the “bar” into the Amazon at about 1:30. You could see the fresh, sandy, water from the Amazon mixing with ocean water. Land could be seen far off the bow but nothing off the port or starboard side. The water now was all the color of the Amazon. A brownish, sandy color.
Dinner is always a 90 minute experience. Most folks observe the dress requirements but there are those who insist on wearing jeans. Jeans remind me of hard work. Dress clothes feel like leisure. Maybe few agree.
I am using a small portable router that I carry around with a battery pack. This allows us to share the one internet connection that we purchased. It also lets us both use our laptops, ipad and phone at the same time. Without this, each device has to either login and kick the other device off or one has to purchase internet for each device. This is the way to go. The internet is not cheap onboard.
The evening entertainment was a second show of Camila Andrade. I feel that most of the entertainers that do the cruise ships only have one show in them and we decided to skip this. We played cards out on the Lido. Lights dimmed because of the insects of the Amazon. The sky was full of stars and it was really incredible. A pretty fierce game of cards turned sour as a strong gust of wind blew the cards off the table. Wasn’t I winning? We called it a night.…