Sunday
15th August
Sunrise
on the Amazon. We awoke early, and were canoing by 5am after a quick
coffee for a final trip to see the sun rise over the Amazon. The
sunrise was majestic but the real buzz was the sounds of the birds
and animals giving us their wakeup calls. A symphony of sounds that
ranged from birds to howling monkeys that sounded like the roar of a
pack of lions. Incredible sights and sounds. Back onto the big
canoe to take breakfast and a two hour motor to where the two great
rivers of the Amazon meet. Here, both rivers run side by side for
ten kilometers without blending with each other. The Rio Nero is
black water at 23 degrees and the Amazon is brown water at about 18
degrees. A remarkable site.
Finally
we berthed back where we began our adventure at Manaus and said our
fond farewells to our fellow travelers and headed to the airport for
our 6 hour flight to Salvador.
