15th June Stevie and I are both still sick. It was a weird night on the boat. All the Brazilian guys kept playing the same 2 songs over and over, but it wasn't even the whole song. It was literally the first word. Then they would all take turns singing it back in a high pitch voice. We saw the biggest cockroach on deck. We finally got to Manaus!!! At 10.30! The couple next to us must have felt sorry for us as they gave us 4 oranges as they got off. Lifting up...

14th June I still have a mild fever and diarrhea Reading the Lonely planet it says i should not take imodium if i have a fever or bloody stools. I have both. Armed with the Lonely Planet I decide to visit the boats doctor to try and get some antibiotics. Pointing out words like diarrhea (diarréia) and fever (febre) so she knows my symptoms. I then point to antibiotics. She speaks in Portuguese and gives me 3 types of pills and a medicine. None of them appear to...

13th June Last night on the boat was so cold and windy. It started raining so I had to get up and tie the tarpoline down. We arrived in Santarém around 3 - 4am. We have been here all morning. So long that our old boat had caught us up. It was good to see everyone again. Paulo's first words were 'save me from Thomas' we managed to exchange contact information. The new boat takes 2 days to arrive in Manaus so I think the old boat will take about 4 - 5 days. I'v...

12th June Drinking the water on the boat has paid its price on Mark. He has been on the toilet several times. He feels weak and tired. Hoping the Imodium kicks in soon. We later found out that the water on the boat is not purified, only filtered! debating whether to use the purifying tablets or let our bodies adapt to the water. I now have a fever. I'm burning up. I've been in my hammock all day. Going through the diseases I may have. Malaria. Hepatitis A, Rabi...

11th June 4days on the boat. Stevie has read all her kindle books, there is no WiFi to download more. She has now roughly mapped out our route across the top of south America. Our rations are running low. Thomas is sick in his hammock. Paulo has been surviving on Tomatoes that he managed to get from the cargo when we set sail. Showering on top deck with Paulo to cool us down a Brazilian guy Paulo knows offers us some coco beans (we use to make coco oil back ho...