Logs & Blogs

Amazon Reflections By: Cara Blomfield It’s bizarre being back home, getting back into the swing of things, but its remarkable to know that I have been to this incredible place where not many people will ever get the chance to go...

Janot, Rio Negro It was ten years ago now that I first arrived in  Manaus  aboard  Blakexpeditions’  Seamaster.  We stopped here for a couple of days, after motoring up the Amazon from  Belem . We had to get more food, fuel...

9th - 11th Dec On the morning of the 9th we returned back up the small river to the ‘lake’ before sunrise. Hoping to see more birdlife, we ended up seeing lots of botos! It was great seeing them so close, and hearing them surface as...

6th - 8th Dec On the way from Santa Isabel to Barcelos, down the Rio Negro, we stopped at a large, beautiful, white sand bar - in the middle of the river!  It was a huge island of sand – and nothing else - and the boat was...

 30.11-1.12 Segments from Dr. Marc Shaw's Log entries The approach to this important village is very pretty.  Lots of small islands around – some with habitation but most without.  Menfolk fishing. Women washing....

December 3rd-4th We had another day in Sao Gabriel to do our own things on Saturday (the 3rd December).  Half of the group joined the locals on the bus into town, while the other half went with Miguel on the  Cicerone...

December 5th-6th On Monday morning our group divided – half going for a walk up a hill and half going to visit a waterfall by boat. Janot went on the tramp while Cara went with Miguel to see the waterfall. Cara was...

November 26th-30th After our adventure into the jungle and up the Tepuy, we’ve had a relaxing few days on the boat. We stayed in Barcelos for 2 days, and are now travelling up the Rio Negro again. In Barcelos we spent some time...

"The Amazonas area is filled with all different types of fauna and flora. They have evolved over a very long time, continually competing for their position in the jungle and river." The adaptations of the wildlife are amazing. It...

December 1st-2nd It took 2 days to get from  Santa Isabel  to  Sao Gabriel.  On the way we stopped at a small beach to have a swim.  The colour of the water was magnificent  -  yellow and amber, turning into...

Segments from Marc Shaw's Log entries Motoring up the Rio Negro is very time-consuming and it is only once in this location that it can possibly be realised why it does take so much time to get anywhere:  the current of the river...

One of our main adventures while on this journey was to climb a  Tepuy  – one of the tall 'serras' (mountain range in Portuguese) that were once the height of the land here, but have had the river eroding the surrounding land away....

Segments from Dr. Marc Shaw's log entries: November 21st-26th It's hard leaving the safety of the  Apurissaua , as we head up the  Rio Araca  on three small tenders. The  ‘Api’  has been our home for ten days now and much...