It’s about 1:00pm and we are about 3 hours away from crossing from the Atlantic Ocean over the Barra Norte at the Amazon Delta and following various courses towards Macapa, Brazil. The Amazon River is about 150 miles wide at the entry point from the Atlantic. The Captain has timed our arrival at the Barra Norte for high tide so the ship can enter the Amazon, because at other times the river is only 15 feet deep. From there we will proceed to Macapa and drop anchor for our immigration inspection into Brazil which should last approximately 3 hours. Following our departure from there we will continue west along the Amazon River for the next day until we reach Santarem, Brazil. Tomorrow at 7:00am we cross the Equator.
Today at noon we attended the Most Traveled Luncheon hosted by the Captain. The food was great and we got to meet another couple who will also be traveling on the World Cruise next year. Tonight hardly anyone is going to eat in the dining room. Rather, everyone is staying in to view the Super Bowl on their stateroom TV’s or in the Cabaret Lounge.
