Wow, that sounds like quite an adventure, Lindsay! Be careful in Brazil, there are river pirates. My "outlaws" - DH's brother and his wife - have cruised all over the world, and said the only place they ran into any trouble was in Brazil. They aborted plans to go up the river on the advice of a fellow cruiser with terrible stories.
Ted, love the Gay Rabbit, it really does have a cute little purple bunny face, along with the curly petals. By contrast the Sedirea is just elegant.