Breakfast on the Amazon, Standard.

As the title may suggest, I started my day off today sailing on the MV Explorer (Semester at Sea Boat) eating breakfast on the Amazon River.  We are currently on our way to Brazil, after leaving port in Roseau, Dominica a few days ago. Dominica was an amazing first port. It hardly seems part of the Caribbean because it’s so remote, but the Rasta’s and Red, Yellow, and Green colored buildings made it more in theme.

The highlight of the port in Dominica was an independent trip a couple of other SAS kids and I loosely organized. We hardly knew where we were going, and a two-hour hike was not what I had in mind. However, at the end of the two hours we ended up deep in the Dominican Rainforest at the base of a 250 ft waterfall, the highest on the whole island. It was amazing, we all jumped into the river base while this 250 ft stream of water dropped all around us.  Totally surreal.

 At the 250 ft Waterfall in Dominica

It’s hard to put in words the SAS experience so far. In one word I’d describe it as…Surreal. I don’t think it will hit me until I’m off the ship the experience that is SAS. It hardly seems like school, considering the fact that in between class half the ship is outside tanning on the pool deck-drinking smoothies, and when class is in session, you’re rocking back and forth and no one can focus.

            I don’t mean to boast or make all of you, my friends and family in -10 degree whether…. jealous, but it’s hard to not rave about this trip. Everyday is a new adventure. We’re on the same ship sailing around different parts of the world, but the background is always changing. It’s hard to believe that in three days Manaus, Brazil will surround the ship…and in three weeks time the coast of South Africa will be in the background.   

I’ve got to go to class, but I guess next is lunch on the Amazon River?

Rough life.

Missing you all from at Sea!