We will soon be arriving in Belém and, given the season, it is very likely to be raining. We must not grumble, though – at least it is warm rain and generally falls on your head or your bumbershoot, rather than hitting you in the face like the windblown, horizontal winter rain, sleet, hail and snow with which we shall soon be reacquainting ourselves.
To distract ourselves for a moment, it is good to take a look at the group photos taken by Nico as well as a handful of other ‘making of the’ photos. It will be a relatively quiet day now, I think, although we may visit Belém tonight for a meal. The Captain and crew will be concerned with the inevitable formalities of arriving in port, Chief Scientists Andrea and Martin will be doing their admin., and we will all have our own formalities to deal with over the next day or so.
Some people will be leaving the ship tomorrow to fly home in time for the New Year’s celebrations, and some will stay an extra night and either celebrate in Belém or, in at least one case, on the plane. A few people have arranged to take some leave and spend extra time in Brazil, either in and around Belém or Algodoal, or further into the Amazon. For the moment, however, we’re all still together on board 🙂
