Rio Pucurui, Brazil

Today we were on Rio Pucurui. This is referred to as the southern portion of the Amazon. We had a relaxing morning as we headed towards our anchoring position. We had breakfast at the Colonnade and then there was a photography seminar at 9:45 followed by the daily briefing at 11 AM. We found out about the zodiac excursions over the next two days. Lunch was outside at the Colonnade. They had some very good fish and chips. We sat next to a couple from Texas we had seen on embarkation day. We ended up chatting about travel and discovered they had been on the Island Princess with us in June 2023. Travel is a small world!!

 We anchored about 2PM and there was a scenic zodiac excursion available. We thought about it but decided it would be best to have a mandatory rest period since there was another zodiac excursion early on Sunday that sounded more interesting. So after a restful afternoon, we got ready for dinner. We had our usual stop at The Club for sushi. The BBQ eel continues to be outstanding!! Then dinner outside at the Colonnade. I needed my neck fan since it was very humid!! We both had the seafood ravioli and pan roasted flounder. 

 Both were tasty!! And the highlight of the night was the featured wine. Our waiter Putu brought over the wines of the evening. Before he could even tell us what they were, I saw the bottle of red. It is a Pinot Noir from one of our favorite wineries!! In fact, we had been there when we travelled around Tasmania in 2019. Devil's Corner for the win!!

Tomorrow we will be at the northern tributary of the Amazon. We have a 6AM zodiac excursion. More on that tomorrow.