Today we stopped at Alter Do Chao(town on the Amazon River). It has beautiful beaches and folks come from Santerim(a large city/town nearby along the Amazon) on weekends to enjoy the beaches. Only a few of the towns along the Amazon river have beaches, mostly the river edges are forest, brush and grass.
Jennifer and I took the tender to the pier and walked on the promenade along the beach. We had lunch at a beach side restaurant and ordered a dish off the Portuguese menu without being able to read what it was. Jen ended up with a tasty & tender beef dish and I ended up with fried local fish. We did recognize Caipirinha (Brazilian drink) on the menu and each had one. A very fun and relaxing day off the ship. I ended up being one of the last 12 to board the ship because I took extra time to put my toes in the Amazon river! They called Jennifer to check if I was on board or not.
