Manaus Day 2 and 3

Day 2: We went to the rubber Museum about an hour's boat ride from the ship and it was rather nice to have the air go past us keeping us cool. The rubber plantation was really something different as they told us what the people there experienced under the owners. Most suffered from malnutrition and disease because they were required to make a large amount in order to just feed themselves properly for the week which was not always the case. They had to carve into the trees to get the rubber sap from there and then work in the huts to create the rubber for hours on end.

From there we headed to the eco resort where we were given our rooms and lunch. It was very nice and pleasant. We even had a nice greeter. (Not a person by the way. It was this special bird)

Yes the parrot! Colorful and red isn't he?

This was a bit of what the area was like. The cabins have three beds, two on the bottom and on in an attic area which is where I was sleeping at.

This is a cayman! Yes he lives in the waters that you see the cabins above bordering. We weren't allowed in the water that they lived in but these cayman all live here. I saw seven at one time while I was here and that was when they were feeding them.

I went fishing with the group later on for guess which native fish? The piranha! The bait we used was raw pork to try to catch them. I was successful in catching one but in my attempts to get him aboard the boat were kind of funny because I yanked a little hard and he flew on the roof of the boat and got loose of the hook but one of the guys got him before he could get back in and showed me. So I didn't a picture with him but here is the one I caught.

It was still an awesome experience to be able to fish for piranha. On the way back to the resort, we actually managed to find a cayman during the night and it was so awesome for them not only catch one unharmed but be able to show us without harming the cayman.

Day 3: After a nice night, I relaxed in the morning before we checked out of the resort but not before scaring one of my roommates with this in her bed. (So bad I know but it was so funny!)

We soon left and went to a restaurant on the water to eat before taking us to see the lily pads which were a sight to see in the amazon.

From there we were taken to the meeting of the two rivers. The amazon and rio negro rivers meet up in a spot that looks like this.

The Rio Negro is on the left (Amazon is the darker color water on the right) and looks completely light brown like it has been polluted but that is not the case. The river itself is very acidic naturally and not very many known species are found in there which is around 700 species found in the Rio Negro River. The Rio Negro is also less dense than the Amazon River and is 2 degrees Celsius less than the Amazon. Also the Rio Negro current is slower than the Amazon River so there appears to be a solid border keeping the two rivers very noticeably split. The experience of doing this was amazing and I liked it a lot.

I apologize but there is nothing for day 4 in manaus because unfortunately i got very sick the night i got back from this trip from some food so i was bedridden on our last day in Manaus, Brazil so i did not get to do anything or watch our ship leave manaus. :( It was sad for me but i am better and we are heading for Ghana! 10 days till ghana! Email me! miranda.denny.s12@semesteratsea.org

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