Pictures of Manaus & the Amazon

Many of you have stated you want to see more pictures so since I am in the hotel room resting and trying to regain some strength, I thought I'd share a few of the pictures I've taken since being in Brazil. -Eric

The Manaus Theatre or The Opera House

The common coffee served throughout the day. The cup is very small but a strong coffee.

The Secretary of Health for Manaus

One of the Rotary clubs that we met with.

Ken & Krystee getting ready to board the boat ambulance (SAMU) that serves the Amazon river.

A year ago this was the ambulance that was used for SAMU.

Now these are the ambulances.

This is SAMU's motorcycle first-responder since it is quicker for him to maneuver in and out of traffic compared to the large ambulance.

Gaelynn with some kids at a local school.

Common homes on the Amazon embankment.

The meeting of the waters. Rio Negro (black) & Salimone (brown) converge but do not mix for miles.

Amanda & Gaelynn

Eric

Krystee

Our fearless leader, Ken

A family going back home on the river carrying a full-size refrigerator.

A boat with stairs in the embankment leading up to one of the villages along the Amazon.

A family on the Amazon.

The giant lilly pads (Victoria Regias)...this picture does not do justice to how big the lilly pads are.

A Snowy Egret along the shores of the Amazon.