This is when the actual fun started. We arrived in Miami early and by early I mean 3:30am. Sleepy yet excited as we were, we filed off the bus and collected our luggage to board our first flight. Perhaps it is due to lack of sleep, but this whole time period seems like a blur. I believe I slept on most of this flight. Once we arrived in Manaus, we gathered like sheep in the middle of the airport, obviously looking like tourists. Our guides arrived shortly after and we loaded onto another bus (this will become a theme throughout our entire trip), however this lead to our first boat ride.
We were finally in Brazil.
The boat fit all of my traveling companions but forced our luggage onto another boat. At this point, I don't think a single person cared. We were on a boat, in Brazil. And there was beer. The wind felt amazing and for the first time in a long time, I felt as though I were home. Perhaps this was because my fondest childhood memories were on a boat.
Although I could have spent all day on that boat, we arrived at the Ariau Towers. It was beautiful and the perfect welcome to Manaus. We were received with smiles and drinks. How lovely the drinks tasted after a long morning. Assigned with a room, we settled in. The rooms were much like summer camp, only every room had a bathroom and balcony.
That night was our alligator hunt. The pictures explain it all.
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