Return to Amapa
Ron looked lean and hungry when he stepped
off the plane in Belem. Not for food, but for the adventure that is the
Amazon.
"Well, finally made it." He said
with a greeting grin. This would be his second junket with me into the
forest, and we had been looking forward to going for some time.
We did not waste much time, that afternoon
on the street outside where we were staying he was already shooting up
the place. More than a pro, Ron is an artist with his camera, and sees
things the rest up us would hardly notice. Children playing in the street,
the architecture, the traffic, all was strange and different if you wanted
to really take a look. Close by is Vero Rio a "boardwalk" along
the river, and we spent the evening sitting in the open cafes, catching
up, enjoying the local beverages, and photographing the river and the
drama of the Amazon sunset.
Dave came through the gate at the Belem airport
with a smile that wouldn't stop, and a few days later Art joined us. With
the team assembled we setout to enjoy Belem a little. We wandered the
old city close and bustling, drank Guarana in tiny street bars in buildings
one could hardly believe were habitable. Belem is very old and it looks
it. The harbor and fort are a delight dating from the 15th century.
To be continued........................
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