Where are we today? Santarem, but I am still thinking about Manaus
More delicious Amazonian food For the next part of our journey, visit we piled into tour boats and chugged about 30 to 45 minutes across more freshwater than I have ever seen. (I grew up on the St. John’s River and lived near the Mississippi for many years and hung out at various huge lakes and bays, so I have seen some freshwater. 😄The Amazon region of Brazil seems to be a whole water world unto itself.). On the way, we crossed the of the meeting of the waters, where the River Solimões (The Amazon) and the River Negro run side by side without mixing. They have different PH levels, different amounts of silt, and different colors. The rivers run side by side for a long way until they finally mingle, so you have dark water on one side and lighter on the other. I am not going to attempt to explain where we ended up, because I don’t know! We came to a complex of floating open air restaurants where we were served a delicious buffet. I tried an Amazonian fish t...