Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas from the Amazon!






Yes, Virginia, Santa Claus travels up the Amazon. Santa arrived this morning on the top of the boat. We have been good little girls so we had a visit from the old man.....no, not THOSE old men, the one in the red suit!!
Yesterday was spent traveling up the mouth of the Amazon, which is 200 miles wide. We got our first glimpse of the shoreline at breakfast this morning, along with a visit from a Giant Waterbug, which was approx. 4 inches long and very scary looking. We saw blue butterflies on the back deck while having late evening cocktails last night (Christmas Eve) and no, that is not the same as pink elephants.
Mark and I have started our malaria medicine and the vivid dreams have commenced. Nothing scary yet, but very weird. Jamaica Man visited me last night in my dreams......



Chris and I wore our "Santa's Elves" hats last night and brought Christmas Cheer to all we met. Chris got a little carried away, though and I think she was mad when I started calling her the Christmas "Floozie"!
Gotta go, Blaine just informed me that is Beer Thirty or something like that, so it's off to the back deck I go, Ho-Ho-Ho.....
Merry Christmas to all
Angie










5 comments:

JanLogg said...

Love The Photos wish I could send you a few of our snow and winter wonderland.Check your e-mail chris for a wonderful photo of your Dad.
You'll never know what I had to promise him to get him in that suit. Have Fun ! Jan

JanLogg said...

Merry Christmas All

PEnsign said...

Merry Christmas and Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas Eve was merry and brite here! It lightly snowed off and on all day. Definitely a white Christmas. We did miss the Johnson clan. Comments were made to me throughout the night about how different it was without you. Out of 15 presents in the adult gift exchange only two of them were alcohol! Secret Santa was in the gift exchange again! Bev was the lucky one to walk away with the $100! Christmas day Nathan, Sonya and Ocean came over. He is so cute! They had to house hop to see everyone. We all stayed home for christas this year. The Ensigns played with their new WII and had a movie marathon with our new blue ray. Sounds like you all are enjoying yourselves. Keep you travels safe and God Bless! Love you!

Anonymous said...

What fun! I wish we were there (except for those giant misquitos your about to encounter)! Stay safe and don't go in the water. Have a "sane" holiday! I look fwd to more stories.

badkyle said...

Mom....This card that you speak of on the boat...You're telling me you just hand it to a bartender and he brings you drinks ALL NIGHT??????

NEWSFLASH!!! I have one too. Mine says VISA on it. What does yours say??????

I love the stories. Say hello to the christmas floozie for me!