Jeyson, Stephanie, Elijah, & Audrey

Jeyson, Stephanie, Elijah, & Audrey

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Hello from Manaus!

We got here yesterday safe and sound. We're doing well and happy to be here, but we're still trying to adjust to the overpowering heat and humidity.....it feels just like the bathroom after a hot shower!!! You can see where we are on the map below - towards the top left of the map. Our city, Anapolis, is near Brasilia, so you can see how far we are!



Manaus is a huge city in the middle of the Amazon (1.7 million) and you can see from the satellite shot that we're literally in the middle of nowhere! There are 2 rivers that form the Amazon river - the dark colored one you see is the "Black River" and the yellow colored one is the "Solimoes River". They meet together right where Manaus is located - you can see that Manaus is that big white blob where the rivers meet. From there, the mixed rivers are called the Amazon.



Today we explored around a little and here are two quick shots. Jeyson at the market checking out what's available from the local farmers.




Stopping for a quick local specialty - an"acai" smoothie. Acai is a food you may have now heard about in the States as it is gaining popularity because of it's health benefits. It is a nut that comes from Brazil and has a very unique taste. We think it tastes a tiny bit like really delicious dirt....I know....we're weird, but we love it!!

We have lots more pictures that we can't wait to show you, but that's all for today.

2 comments:

Danielle said...

Have a wonderful time! How long was the drive there? It looks far!! See you SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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