Saturday, November 9, 2019, Recife, Brazil

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Due to Amazon River low water level requiring slow and cautious speed traveling down river, the pilot boat being six hours late to pickup the pilot at 3 AM, and head-currents in the Atlantic, we will not be making a port call at Recife.  😢

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