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Amazon, Iles du Salut & Caribbean Adventures

We followed the Atlantic Ocean through the Caribbean to the legendary Amazon River during an exciting 22-day cruise. We started in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and cruised to Barbados and then the former French Penal Colony of Îles du Salut, which is a group of three small islands off the coast of French Guiana. After exploring Ile Royale we cruised up the Amazon River. Along the way we stopping to explore the historic riverside ports of Santarem and Parintins which are on the way to Manaus. In Parintins we had a fabulous high energy non-stop cultural dance performance called Boi Bumba. After leaving Parintins we cruised to Manaus where we took a smaller craft upriver to see the confluence of the Black and Amazon Rivers. Afterwards we explored Manaus before we traveled back down the Amazon to Belen. In Belen we experienced it's unique atmosphere and culture. After leaving Belen we cruised back into the Caribbean where we explored Tobago in Scarborough before cruising to St. Lucia in Castries. Next was Antigua's St. John's and then on to the US Virgin Island's St. Thomas before returning to San Juan for the flight home.
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Ile du Royale's resident Alpha male with his prized ketchup dispenser.
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Ile du Royale's resident Alpha male with his prized ketchup dispenser.

  • Saint James Parish Church, oldest church on Barbados, circa 1680's in original wood form.
  • Inside Saint James Parish Church, the oldest on Barbados, first in wooden form, from 1680's.
  • Saint James Parish Church, the oldest on Barbados.
  • Cute pet baby Green Monkey at a Highland stop in Bridgetown, Barbados.
  • Street life in Bridgetown, Barbados.
  • Sunset heading out to sea from Bridgetown,Barbados.
  • Friday evening's entertainment on the Viking Sea was standup comic Noodles. ... Funny Guy!
  • Saturday at Sea and the Viking Singers entertain with a mix of songs and tunes.
  • Ile Royale to the left, Ile St. Joseph to the right and Ile Du Diable in the background. These are the three islands that compose the Iles du Salut.
  • Arriving on Ile Royale of the Iles du Salut, part of French Guiana.
  • Map of the three Iles du Salut prison colony off the coast of French Giana, opened in 1852.
  • Map of Ile du Diable or the Devil's Island, part of a French prison colony. An innocent Papillon escaped from this island and a movie was made of that story, and recently a remake was released under the same title.
  • Map of Ile Royale, one of the Iles du Salute French prison islands.
  • Ile du Royale's resident Alpha male with his prized ketchup dispenser.
  • One of the Alpha's clan on Ile du Royale.
  • Outer wall of one of the prisoner compounds on Ile Royale.
  • Interior of the remains of one of the older prisoner quarters on Ile Royale. Only 1 prisoner in 10 survived Yellow Fever, Malaria and the conditions of confinement to finish their sentence here.
  • Interior of a more modern but still extremely old and deteriorated prisoner quarters on Ile Royale.
  • Early Penitentiary and guard housing on Ile Royale.
  • Entrance to some of the storied prisoner cells in Ile Royale's prison colony.
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