How I sailed on the Amazon: I hitched rides on boats the way I got car rides in Germany!
Kurir 18.11.2020
How do you hitch a boat ride? I look for a local watering hole and, once there, the biggest bohemian among the sailors. Or, in harbours, I sneak a peek into the moored boats and glance at the sailors lying in hammocks
I discovered that it is possible to hitch a boat ride on the Amazon, just like a car ride in Germany! You put out a thumb and ... Well, not exactly, but it is similar. After a brief chat with a ship captain, I spent one whole day sailing with few passengers and a few thousand bananas, and the next day with an entire herd of cows and goats. I changed boats depending on their destination, and wondered each time at the resourcefulness of man and the power of nature.
