We continue to have the most incredible time on the MV Explorer. Conversations with students and faculty are lengthy and substantial. Just last night we spent hours speaking with 3 girls after dinner. It was really heartwarming that they would confide in us their aspirations and fears with regard to this journey and how it has already changed their lives. We have kind of adopted 8 kids who we see regularly, the latest we met standing in line for lunch. Daniel was born in Kenya while his parents were missionaries and he has done mission work in both Kenya and Tanzania. He has made friends with most of the other kids in our extended family. We also have quite a mix of life-long learners with an array of impressive backgrounds.
Today Linda and I did a slide show of the Amazon for the young kids (4-10 years old)...lots of fun!!
Tonight there was an open mike talent show in the student union and believe it or not there were some really good performances and a few not so good, but still very entertaining. A better than good time was had by all!!
We are still heading upstream on the Amazon making our way to Manaus arriving on Sunday, a total of almost 1000 miles from the mouth. We have much we are looking forward to in the area of Manaus, hopefully I will be able to load some pictures from an internet cafe.
To say this is going to be an amazing voyage would be way too much of an understatement. We take each day as it comes with open eyes, ears and minds, ready for whatever should come our way.
I hope all is well for you guys. Ciao
Whew ... now that's a trip to die for and make one bright jungle green with envy !!! I have though been to Nassau; lived about a mile and a half south of Roseau in the 70s; been to Brazil in the 80s; lived in South Africa for a year in the 80s; been to Japan and the Philppines multiple times in the 2000s; and shipped out of San Diego to Hawaii in the Navy in the 60s. So your Itinerary alone brought back floods of travel memories. I look forward to reading about and seeing pics from this adventure !!!
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So unbelievable!
ReplyDeleteBruce, Ive seen your trip advisor map on face book. We have a lot of destinations in common. This will be our first visits to Brazil, Africa and Japan. We have visited many other South American countries, and love them all. Tom is hoping to be able to post pics while we are in port in Manaus. Our only real complaint on the ship is the SLOOOOOOW internet.
ReplyDeleteWhich reminds me, I need to update my map to add Brazil!!
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