Arrived in Belo Horizonte, capital of the Minas Gerais state, late last night. It has huge reserves of iron ore and manganese!! Slept well in my minimalist hotel (swear I was in mother Russia!)…and made my way to pick up … Continue reading →

  Left our houseboat at 7am for the long haul road trip, in my case, to Cuiaba; my fellow travellers were off to Eco Lodge, where I had already been. We  farewelled each other on our next adventures. A couple … Continue reading →

Grey morning but not raining thank goodness. Today was EPIC! We spent 8 hours on the river watching birds (crane hawk, green kingfishers, vermillion flycatcher), otters, iguanas, capybaras and a jaguar. The jaguar hunt was spell binding, we tracked her … Continue reading →