The third day aboard the Voyager IV proved an entertaining one. Nothing quite like waking up to a Brazilian Federales rifle nudging your hammock to show ID at 5am in port.
After two days of watching the amazon pass by from my hammock I sat in the sun thinking about my return to reality and grad school. Gray river dolphins passed and a manatee gave me false hopes for my pink dolphin. Amidst a life revelation a spot of pink appeared. There it was! My pink dolphin soon followed by 2 more in synch. The pink masses emerged from the merky water like lightening in the night sky. The sun set illuminating the sky pink/orange; reflecting in the water with the only separtation of land and sea being the green tree line of the rainforest.
No day is complete without a Brazilian marine vessel with 9 armed troops speeding up to your boat and boarding just before the dinner bell to inspect for drugs. Nor could a day be complete without falling asleep to the siloutte of the amazon passing your hammock while watching Superbad in Portugese... Day 6 South America complete!
I´ve successfully floated down 3/4 of the the Amazon. My current location is Santarem where I have been waiting to get permission from the Brazilian government to enter a protected area today. I intend to stay with another indigenous tribe for a few days to learn the culture and the way of life. So far I have chased monkeys in the jungle, dolphins down the river, have been bitten by piranhas and bullet ants, visited indigenous tribes, and have had one of the craziest adventures of my life. 
The third day aboard the Voyager IV proved an entertaining one. Nothing quite like waking up to a Brazilian Federales rifle nudging your hammock to show ID at 5am in port. 
After two days of watching the amazon pass by from my hammock I sat in the sun thinking about my return to reality and grad school. Gray river dolphins passed and a manatee gave me false hopes for my pink dolphin. Amidst a life revelation a spot of pink appeared. There it was! My pink dolphin soon followed by 2 more in synch. The pink masses emerged from the merky water like lightening in the night sky. The sun set illuminating the sky pink/orange; reflecting in the water with the only separtation of land and sea being the green tree line of the rainforest. 
