We entered the mouth of the Amazon overnight and sailed up to the city of Macapa where we took on 2 river pilots and were checked by immigration/customs officers. We then proceeded up the Amazon all day. Our next stop will be at Santarem on Sunday morning.
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| Where we were early Saturday morning |
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| Thet have many of the outside lights either turned off or dimmed to help stop the attraction of insect at night |
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| First signs of sunrise |
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| Two colors of water here |
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| The water is almost all brown here |
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| Trees along the shore |
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| The city of Macapa ahead. We will not stop[ here but 2 river pilots and several immigration/customs officials came on for awhile to clear us to enter |
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| We have a few guests who boardedovernight |
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| Sll the return air dus=ctst have been covered with a filter material be prevent insected from being sucked in |
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| Clumps of floating vegetation |
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| The immigration officials arriving |
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| The river pilots arriving |
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| Some housed seen along the river btranches |
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| Two colors of water here |
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| The first bird I have seen since entering the river - a Great Egret |
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| A great panoramic view from the Crowsnest |
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| Sunset over the Amazon approaching |
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| Trees in the floodwater here. We are in the middle of the rainy season here (December to Mary/June) |
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| A flock of what I think are Large Billed Terns flew by |
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| Good night |
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