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Tuesday 24 January 2012

Further ports and mosquitoes

To everyone interested, there are three more updates again.  Hurrah for free wi-fi.  I hope you enjoy.  We have another day here at Manaus, plus a visit to Santarem, and Boca Do Valeria before we leave the Amazon.  Brilliant.
In answer to some questions, mosquitoes haven't really been a problem for us.  The ship is air conditioned, and therefore once off the outside decks, you are quite safe.  Mosquitoes are not normally out and about in daylight hours, which reduces the problem.  On the jungle walks and trips on riverboats that will take us away from the main river, we use insect repellent, (despite the faces Peter pulls about it).  We are also taking anti-malarial tablets.  We know the risk here is quite low, but why take even that?  Here in Manaus, apparently Il Negro, or the "Black River" is too acidic for insects, so there are very few mosquitoes. We've both had a couple of mosquito bites, but so far, nothing too bad.  Watch this space for the update on the fantastic river boat ride we had today.  Awesome.

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