So we rocked up to Belem on the 15th May with enough time to find the hotel, shower and wash some clothes before we looked for somewhere to eat. It was nice not to have another toasted cheese and ham sandwich! This was our first opportunity to meet the Ross, the co driver for this leg of the journey. The port of Belem has been through some regeneration in recent years which made a nice place to get some pizza and ice-cream!
Amber (the Drago Truck) was still in the harbour being held to ransom! This meant that we stayed an extra day in Belem so we had a whole day to investigate the city instead of just passing through.
The hotel was amazing - hot water and more to the point clean water! In the morning (well closer to lunch time if I am being honest) we investigated the local market, while Anki and Ross sorted out Amber’s release. They had the usual tourist stuff as well as fresh fruit, veg and fish. I can't say the meat looked too fresh in this heat!!!! We also found an area offering many herbal concoctions! One claiming to be natural Viagra - to me they all looked like river water with food colouring. We wandered around the town but apparently all the main attractions are closed on Mondays! We did find the best attraction in town - a great veranda jutting out on the river for a few cold beers! We could see it but finding the entrance proved to be a bit of a challenge. It was stifling hot in Belem and we were glad of a siesta and cold shower in the afternoon (to sleep off the beer on empty stomachs). In the evening we ventured to find some food having skipped lunch (it was just too hot to eat). We tried to something less touristy than the river side but all we found was a shopping mall, so we ate in the food hall and window shopped. Loads of Haviannas but no hair straighteners!
Amber (the Drago Truck) was still in the harbour being held to ransom! This meant that we stayed an extra day in Belem so we had a whole day to investigate the city instead of just passing through.
The hotel was amazing - hot water and more to the point clean water! In the morning (well closer to lunch time if I am being honest) we investigated the local market, while Anki and Ross sorted out Amber’s release. They had the usual tourist stuff as well as fresh fruit, veg and fish. I can't say the meat looked too fresh in this heat!!!! We also found an area offering many herbal concoctions! One claiming to be natural Viagra - to me they all looked like river water with food colouring. We wandered around the town but apparently all the main attractions are closed on Mondays! We did find the best attraction in town - a great veranda jutting out on the river for a few cold beers! We could see it but finding the entrance proved to be a bit of a challenge. It was stifling hot in Belem and we were glad of a siesta and cold shower in the afternoon (to sleep off the beer on empty stomachs). In the evening we ventured to find some food having skipped lunch (it was just too hot to eat). We tried to something less touristy than the river side but all we found was a shopping mall, so we ate in the food hall and window shopped. Loads of Haviannas but no hair straighteners!
By the time we got back from dinner we found Amber parked outside the hotel. It was great but also meant an early start the next day.
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