Btimmer's Almost Live to the Amazon 2019 & Beyond

[Krazy Kruizers]

Great pictures.

 

I can remember when we did the Orinoco and South American cruises -- had to take the Malaria pills and our yellow fever shots were still good at that time.

[bcummin]

7 hours ago, Btimmer said:

Barbara,

There has been a conspicuous lack of mosquitoes despite all of the dire warnings issued in the Roll Call prior to the cruise. Several of our tour guides even commented about the lack of them.

As for us we brought bug spray and I applied it once but carried it.  We consulted with our doctors and were both advised by separate doctors to not get YF shots because of our ages. We also didn't obtain or take malaria pills.  We are cautious but not paranoid about our surroundings. 
If we were doing a multi day overland trek, I might have a different answer.

 

Tim, thanks for what you have seen and done.

Sorry that you have caught a cold.  Hope you are up to speed soon.

Barbara

[brutidog]

18 hours ago, Btimmer said:

Barbara,

 

There has been a conspicuous lack of mosquitoes despite all of the dire warnings issued in the Roll Call prior to the cruise. Several of our tour guides even commented about the lack of them.

 

As for us we brought bug spray and I applied it once but carried it.  We consulted with our doctors and were both advised by separate doctors to not get YF shots because of our ages. We also didn't obtain or take malaria pills.  We are cautious but not paranoid about our surroundings. 
 

If we were doing a multi day overland trek, I might have a different answer.

Hi Tim

Really enjoying your blog and pictures....especially the Pink Dolphin!

We  did the Amazon/Brazil cruise Feb/2017 and followed the advise of the  Travel Clinic  including Yellow fever.  On our cruise back  in either Castries, Saint Lucia or Philipsburg,  St Martin,  Passengers were delayed from leaving the ship for over three hours.  The announcement was then  made that because we had come from Brazil the Local Authorities were  only allowing people with proof that they had been immunized for Yellow Fever off the  ship.  

I hope this policy have changed. 

Sue

 

[cat shepard]

Hope your cold gets better, soon!

[Btimmer]

Making more lemonade out of lemons

 

we're on this fantastic tour of Belem and our bus has a flat front tire.  We're waiting 20 minutes for a replacement bus. In the meantime, here are a few pics from so far today.

 

 

[bcummin]

The pink flower is fascinating.

Enjoy your lemonade.

Barbara

[Btimmer]

Rescued!

[Btimmer]

Before

 

After

[cat shepard]

My eyes are so old I could not see the difference between before and after.

[TiogaCruiser]

44 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

My eyes are so old I could not see the difference between before and after.

I think there’s an extra “before”. Look at the third. 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Enjoying your reports and pictures.

 

Flat tire while on an excursion -- that is an excursion in itself.

[Btimmer]

Here's the tender line an hour and a half ago and now.  Wind is the issue. We should be lucky to get back after dark.

 

 

hour and a half later 

 

 

I look forward to tendering in the dark.

 

[Btimmer]

There is now a rumor going around that nobody wants to sail with me.  

[cat shepard]

2 hours ago, TiogaCruiser said:

I think there’s an extra “before”. Look at the third. 

LOL. I thought that was the rim!

[cat shepard]

7 minutes ago, Btimmer said:

There is now a rumor going around that nobody wants to sail with me.  

Weeeeelllll... do NOT be surprised if CCers start asking you for a list of your planned cruises and excursions.🤔

[Btimmer]

It's now dark and we've been on the tender for 45 minutes.  No end in sight.  Loving it!

[Btimmer]

Those following my daily blog will really enjoy today's post. But first we have to get back to the ship. . .

[seeriteR]

Just sitting here waiting for it! Will this be another 10:30 dinner day?

Edited December 7, 2019 by seeriteR

[Btimmer]

We're finally moored at the tender platform  after 45 minutes.  Another tender gave up and let us tender.

[TiogaCruiser]

1 hour ago, Btimmer said:

There is now a rumor going around that nobody wants to sail with me.  

Kind of like that entertainer (pianist?) who was on the Prinsendam that sank AND that other ship that went down.😲

[cat shepard]

22 minutes ago, Btimmer said:

It's now dark and we've been on the tender for 45 minutes.  No end in sight.  Loving it!

 

OK, I am now going to call you Tim! I really feel as if I know you. What an adventure you are having.

 

 

[Btimmer]

1 hour ago, seeriteR said:

Just sitting here waiting for it! Will this be another 10:30 dinner day?

We made it to dinner around 7:45pm.

 

The Captain gave a long discourse on the tendering process problems that I'll try to recap in my daily blog.

[Wehwalt]

The gist of it is that the Captain cited a combination of contracted local tenders not showing up, though less suitable ones did, rough waters and the fact that the dock used is a public (and very busy) dock, thus tenders got no priority. I don't have any trouble with that, but I wish that both on ship and shoreside, more efforts had been made to keep passengers informed of the situation and the scope of the likely delays.

 

By the way, Thomas, the entertainment host or whatever they are calling them these days, was among those delayed and was 45 minutes late for afternoon trivia. We filled the time with an impromptu quiz and there was no unhappiness in the Crow's Nest.

 

 

Edited December 8, 2019 by Wehwalt

[Btimmer]

I just posted a long update to my blog for Belem.  There's also some cautionary info in there for the first time.  
 

The blog address is https://timmerbrazilplus2019.blogspot.com

 

It's been a relaxing sea day today.

[cat shepard]

Good to “see” you. Hope your cold is better.

 

Another memorable day! Thank you for the caution.

Edited December 9, 2019 by cat shepard