Today our stop was at the small indigenous village ot Boca da Valeria (Mouth of the Valeria River). It has a population of 75-100, It receives tourist income from having about 2 ships per month Dec-April)
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| First light with Venus shining brightly (upper middle) |
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| As we approached Bocq de Valeria, the loand got higher (upo to 400 ft) |
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| The ship was starting to turn to the left and I though any channce of seeing the sun was gone. |
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| But I got ah thin slice of direct sun |
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| First tender headed into where the vi;llage is to check and set up for tender service |
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| The Amazon at this poinr |
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| Buildings are on stilts here because of the annual high levels of the rivers |
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| This is the school |
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| The building where tenders off loaded passengers |
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| A walkway into the village where the locals met us |
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| Children carrying small animals, birds and reptiles to have people to take pictures of it (for a dollar fee) |
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| Walking through to village |
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| A landslide damaged the church recently |
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| A trail into the jungle |
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| They gave boat rides to people for a fee |
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| Where the landslide happened |
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| a Kiskadee |
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| I am headed back to the ship |
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| A storm approaching |
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| A log floating down the river got caught in the tender dock for awhile |
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| A tender pushed the log away |
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| You could see through the inner parts of this moths wings |
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| The tender dock being retracked |
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| Headed up river to our next stop in Manaus |
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| The start of some kind of dock |
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| Low clouds |
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| Another small boat |
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| First signs of sunset |
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| Good night |
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