k ▁As c ension ▁which ▁is ▁perman ently ▁anch ored ▁off ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁The ▁sail ▁there after ▁till ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea ▁was ▁largely ▁calm . ▁The ▁wind s ▁remained ▁pre domin antly ▁South - E aster ly . ▁The ▁first ▁port ▁of ▁call ▁on ▁the ▁continent ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁coast al ▁town ▁of ▁Natal . ▁The ▁crew ▁celebrated ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁there ▁with ▁their ▁Brazil ian ▁Navy ▁hosts . ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁boat ▁sa iled ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁then ▁up ▁the ▁Para ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Be lem . ▁Tr ish na ▁had ▁to ▁sail ▁up stream ▁on ▁this ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Amazon ▁River ▁for ▁ 7 0 ▁na ut ical ▁miles ▁against ▁strong ▁curr ents ▁and ▁my ri ad ▁d angers ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁fish ing ▁n ets , ▁un lit ▁fish ing ▁tra w lers ▁and ▁huge ▁log ▁floating ▁down . ▁Most ▁of ▁this ▁distance ▁was ▁completed ▁at ▁night . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁halt ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Par amar ib o , ▁Sur in ame . ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁East ▁Indian ▁origin ▁population ▁and ▁programs ▁in ▁H indi ▁were ▁broadcast ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁radio ▁station . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁short ▁hop ▁from ▁there ▁to ▁Ge or get own , ▁Guy ana . ▁The ▁crew ▁received ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁reception ▁from ▁the ▁large ▁Indian - origin ▁population ▁here . ▁The ▁Guy ana ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁arranged ▁a ▁visit