we got in the Tropical Hotel in Manaus at gee 12am??? after a 9 hour flight which should've taken 3 hours. We made 5 stops on the way, the airconditioning was broken and it was a bumpy ride (i don't remember ever being so air-sick)... on a positive side they fed us 5 times! on a negative one -- it was all the same -- ham and cheese sandwiches... noof, had enough?... we were to leave for Ariau towers in the morning at 7am ... so Noof passed out and i got myself busy, doing what else, taking pictures :)))...