PARINTINS

PARINTINS

We arrived here this morning. We turned in our tour tickets last night - the highlights of Parintins - in order to explore on our own. This place's chief claim to fame is home of the Bio Bumba festival a spectacle that rivals Rio's Carnival. There is a performance this afternoon which apparently breaks the sound barrier and we decided we didn't need more assault on our hearing. We took the first tender into the town to explore on our own. Here is what we saw: a Great Kiskadee (a bird), lots of garbage in the streets, open sewers and a rat. We made our way back to the pier and had a private tender ride back to the boat and enjoyed a delicious lunch with nothing to do the rest of the day expect prepare for Trivia with our fellow Canadians. We are trying to decide if we want to go on a shore excursion tomorrow. We have booked a long hike but it entails an hour and fifteen minute ride both ways on an old un-air conditioned bus that would probably spew diesel fumes into the bus for two and a half hours. It is so hot and humid, we would have to carry at least 3 litres of water each. Not sure we are up to it.