As all mornings began, we gathered early for breakfast. Meals at the Ariau Towers were glorious buffets (yes, I ate community food) that included plenty of fruit and local recipes. Every breakfast was accompanied by coffee. Brazilian coffee is like no other coffee. The recipe is as followed: ¼ strong coffee, ½ warm milk and ¼ sugar. It is one of the most delicious ways to drink coffee! I do think this was part of my five pound weight gain while on the trip because not only do they serve coffee with breakfast, they serve it at lunch and dinner as well.
The hammocks provided a much needed rest at any time during the day.
We gathered after breakfast and loaded onto the smaller boats for our dolphin and piranha adventure. First, it should be mentioned that there is a parasite that lives in the water that can swim "up" you if you pee in the water. This was mentioned MANY times. How this discovery was made, I am unsure, but it put the fear of God into many of us including me. I decided not to enter the water because of this. I got a lot of great shots and enjoyed the dolphins from afar. At the end, the guides even brought the dolphins over for us by-standers to touch. Slimy yet satisfying. Piranha fishing was successful for some, not me, but the best part was that with the piranha caught the Ariau Towers made a piranha stew that night. How sustainable and the soup was actually good!
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