Brazil
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Uneasy Farewell to Brazil Boa Vista, Brazil
TRIP INFO BOX Route Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil – Boa Vista, Brazil (BR174) Distance 656Km Travel Time 10 hours Road Conditions Good tarmac Weather Warm, humid Terrain Flat, Jungle receding to savannah Food and…
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Banking on a Good Time – Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil
TRIP INFO BOX Route Manaus, Brazil – Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil (BR174) Distance 105Km Travel Time 1 hour Road Conditions Good tarmac Weather Hot, sunny, humid Terrain Tropical Jungle Food and Petrol Frequent Accommodation…
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Planting Around the World Mission 19 & 20 (Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil)
Our Brazilian trees get their home in a magical part of the northern Amazon rain forest. Why two? Ebru received them free of charge during her visit to the botanical garden in Manaus.…
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Manaus Disappointment – Manaus, Brazil
Manaus is a shock and disappointment to us. The town looks dodgy and the hostels are costly. Hostel Manaus Triptour (58.5BRL/dbl-shared inc. “breakfast”; this is at discount 10% with HolaHostel card). But aside…
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BR319 Day 9: Journey’s End – Amazonas, Brazil
Our departure from Careiro is celebrated with a sort of doctors’ pool party. (Ok it’s not really in honour of us but the doctors). Music is playing and [what I assume is] the…
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BR319 Day 8: Beyond Ridiculous – Amazonas, Brazil
The information we received from the research team and the Malaria control team at Igapo Acu has confirmed to us that the final dirt-road stretch ahead of us is to be the worst…
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BR319 Day 5-7: RECOVERY – Amazonas, Brazil
San Sebastian do Igao Acu is a small village along the BR319, laying at the point where the road crosses the river Igapo Acu. Actually the road takes a steep dive into the…
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BR319 Day 4: DELIVERANCE – Amazonas, Brazil
This morning feels different. We have a few rays of sunshine coming through the clouds, the grass and trees are still wet with dew, we have water from the well, a scrumptious breakfast…
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BR319 Day 3: PERSEVERANCE – Amazonas, Brazil
The Point of No Return has come and gone and we’re in it to win it! Day 3 of the BR319 trans-amazonian adventure starts, after a refreshing sleep under the mozzie net, with…
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BR319 Day 2: CONFIDENCE – Amazonas, Brazil
We wake up early and the rain has stopped. Thank God! Instant noodles for breakfast go down well and the best news is we’ve managed to trap a couple of litres of rain…
