FUN-travel: South America: Regent 7 Seas Cruise – 22 Days – Fortaleza to Amazon River, Brazil
March 9, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: South America: Regent 7 Seas Cruise – 22 Days – Fortaleza to Amazon River, Brazil
Day 26 – Wednesday, February 29 – Day at Sea to Fortaleza, Brazil – Sunrise 5:42 – Sunset 5:50 – humid, blue skies w/light clouds
Carnaval Decorations
Another Really Good Day!
- 7:30 wake up to cup of really, really hot cappuccino in bed courtesy of my love
- 8:00 down to deck 6 for more cappuccino – best on the ship
- 9:55 breakfast of fresh fruit @ La Veranda
- Lunch Break – Chili BBQ on pool deck
- 3:00 – Nap
- Happy Hour – 6:30 – like Horizon bar deck 6
- 7:00 pm – arrive Fortaleza
- 7:30 – Dinner – Compass Rose (main dining room)
FF (FUN-fact) -Fortaleza is called “the city of light” because the sun shines 2800 hours per year.
Day 27 – Thursday, March 1 – Fortaleza to the Amazon River, Brazil – Sunrise 5:42 – Sunset 5:50 – clear blue skies mixed w/white cottony clouds
- Bad News – 7 am wake up
- Good News – really hot cappuccino in bed courtesy of my love
- Excursion – 8:50 am board bus for city highlight tour
- 1st stop – tourism center – bldg w/over priced shops
- 2nd stop – cathedral – white stucco & features multitude of stained glass windows
- 3rd stop – Theatro Jose de Alencar – built in 1910 – cast iron work imported from Scotland
- 4th stoop – iron sculpture along shore (falling apart)
- Really Bad News – this was a total waste of a tour – town is old, dirty, in need of great repairs & filled w/graffiti – should have taken the Cumbuco Beach Dune Buggy tour!
- Good News – 12:30 back on ship
- Lunch on Deck – Tex Mex
- Bad News – not that good & dying for really hot salsa & real guacamole!
- Good News – 1:30 sail away – music on deck
- 3:00 – nap
- 6:30 – happy hour
- 7:30 dinner – La Veranda
- Bad News – they have had the same “Portofino Night” menu since we got on ship
FF – The white sand dunes are so high people actually ski down them.
FUN-travel: South America: Regent 7 Seas Cruise – 22 Days – Salvador de Bahia to Fortaleza, Brazil
March 8, 2012 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: South America: Regent 7 Seas Cruise – 22 Days – Salvador de Bahia to Fortaleza, Brazil
Day 24 – Monday, February 27 – Salvador de Bahia, Brazil – Sunrise 5:37 – Sunset 5:57 – lots of sun w/clouds in distant – low 80’s
Cathedral of Salvador
- 7:30 wake up to cup of really, really hot cappuccino in bed courtesy of my love
Church of St. Francis
- 8:00 down to deck 6 for more cappuccino – best on the ship
- 9:55 breakfast of fresh fruit @ La Veranda
- Lunch Break – BBQ on pool deck – variety of ribs
- Excursion – 1:30 – Walking tour of Salvador de Bahia – UNESCO site features blend of European & African cultures – narrow cobblestone streets & colorful colonial buildings
- 1st stop – historic center & Castro Alves Square – Cathedral of Salvador
- 2nd stop – Church of St. Francis – very ornate cedar & rosewood w/images of mermaids & fanciful creatures bathed in gold leaf, silver & precious stones
- 3rd stop – walk through old city still decorated from Carnaval
- 4th stop – 6:00 – back to ship for happy hour
- Dinner – dining under the stars on pool deck – great music, ice carvings, lots of food
FF (FUN-fact) – Salvador de Bahia was founded in 1549 and was the first capital of Brazil until 1763 when the honor was given to Rio. Brasilia is the current capital.
Day 25 – Tuesday, February 28 – Day at Sea – Sunrise 5:24 – Sunset 5:38 – humid, clouds mixed w/sun, 80’s
- Really Good Day consists of:
- 7:30 wake up to cup of really, really hot cappuccino in bed courtesy of my love
- 8:00 down to deck 6 for more cappuccino – best on the ship
- 9:55 breakfast of fresh fruit @ La Veranda
- Lunch Break – Churrasco – Brazilian BBQ on pool deck
- 2:30 – Wine & Chocolate Pairing – very interesting tasting – 3 red wines & a tawny port w/70% cocoa, 50% cocoa, milk & white chocolates
- 4:00 – Nap
- Happy Hour – 6:30
- Dinner – 7:30
FF – Salvador de Bahia has over 30 miles of white sand beachfront and features some of the best beaches in Brazil.