And then there was one...

Ok, about a week ago we got the classic scam we had been warned about in Ciudad Bolivar. We were at these particular atms where the posada people had warned that guys hung around there trying to "help" you work the atm and some way or another copy/clone your card. Well, we really didn't fall for anything. One of these guys basically took my card out of my hand and scanned it through their own magnetic strip reader that they put on one of the atms. I could see him reading over my shoulder to try and get my pin, so i cancelled the transaction and we left. Back at the posada this english girl told us that they used that scanner and took it back to their place or whatever and had my info. I had to cancel my card and now i have to wait for my mom to send it to bretts sisters boyfriends house in Recife. Ive been in this situation before and it sucks. You have to solely rely on one card and pray that the atm works or else youre screwed and since no one out here takes credit cards, it makes things harder. Pain in the butt.

Yesterday in Boa Vista, we went to this guys house who runs a boat from his house out to small secluded beaches across the rio branco, among other things. We had this whole beach to ourselves complete with some beers, books, and a very warm river to swim in. It felt like a lower class corona commercial.

We're here in Manaus after another fun overnight bus trip. It really wasnt so bad. No police checks and no broken down bus. Tomorrow we leave for a 3 day amazon trip where we'll go piranha fishing and alligator spotting. By friday, i'll try and post some new pics. Until then..