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Capybara are the world's largest living rodent. Sounds like a great pet eh?? They are related to guinea pig and they apparently make good pets so when Simon spied a group of capybara near the waters edge, we gave chase! This was not easy. Capybaras are excellent swimmers and can stay underwater for about 5 minutes which usually helps to evade predators especially of the Irish or German variety. They are a very shy animal and will normally make a run for it when you get within in sight. The...

We arrived to Manaus at 3 am with no idea of where we were were, where we were going, or how to get there.

Brazil the country of many cities each with a unique culture and people.

16 September:Not a very active day, today.  Did some internet this morning, went to a local store to get some supplies for the boat trip and then just waited around the hotel after lunch until our taxi to the port.  As the food on board can be fairly monotonous, we were advised to buy snacks, drinks etc., to take with us - by the time everyone had stocked up, we could have opened a store of our own!  By the time we arrived at the port at 6pm, the boat was already crowded with h...