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  Back to the hotel in Soure Pos: here Loc: Punta Pesqueira Acc: Gelderson’s Hotel Another two hours online this morning from 6.30 to 8.30 am, then it was time to leave Belem again. Gelderson and Priscilla drove me to the ferry harbour, where we met Lisa, an employee of the hotel who went with me, as […]

Chores in Belem city Pos: here Loc: Punta Pesqueira Acc: Gelderson’s and Priscilla’s apartment We went for breakfast to a small cafe, and were supposed to meet a group of kayakers at 9 am. At the river, the group just came in from their morning paddle when we were arriving at 10 am. Perfect Brazilian timing! The group […]

  Driving to Belem city Pos: here Loc: Punta Pesqueira Acc: Gelderson’s and Priscilla’s apartment I went to the small city centre of Soure this morning myself with a bicycle from the hotel to shop for shoes, as the time for shopping in Belem tomorrow would be limited and I loved to put on eventually real shoes […]

  Slow online all day Pos: here Loc: Punta de Pesqueiro Acc: Gelderson’s Hotel Soure has two public internet places, the first one wasn’t open yet at 8.30 am, at the second one we could kick the owner next door out of the bed… It was a place with about 8 computer stations, all a bit […]

  Curing my sore feet Pos: here Loc: Punta de Pesqueiro Acc: Gelderson’s Hotel I had to stay inside all day, as I  could barelywalk. Fortunately my laptop decided to work for once, though I could not be online. No wifi here, no cell phone internet working any more (though the new chip worked fine yesterday). […]

  Arrived quickly in civilization! Pos: here Loc: Punta Pesqueiro Acc: Gelderson’s Hotel Casarao de Amazonia in Soure Dist: 44,2 km Start: 6:50 End: 11:35 A good long rest in a quiet safe place, this is what body and soul need. I had typed my last three day’s updates on my small cell phone machine […]

  Choppy headland and horse dragging kayak Pos: here Loc: Punta Fina Acc: tent Dist: 25.3 km Start: 6:45 End: 13:25 The launch into the river went easier than arriving yesterday, as the water was higher in the morning covering the flat muddy part and just leaving me to drag the boat down the solid sandy part. […]

  Prefer to round the point tomorrow Pos: here Loc: Southern end of Amazon Acc: tent Dist: 29.1 km Start: 7.05 End: 13:10 The way back to the river felt not as bad as on arrival, as my feet had healed a bit over night. Still no pleasure to walk.The river was also  higher, and I […]

  Worried about tide height at night Pos: here Loc: small dune at river Acc: tent Dist: 49,9 km Start: 6:50 End: 16:50 I was lucky this morning – after rain all night and a really heavy rainsquall in the morning I was able to pack dry. I could easily launch from the steep river bank […]

100% rain all day and a perfect early campsite Pos: here Loc: Sandy high river bank Acc: tent Dist: 36,5 km Start: 6:45 End: 14:45 “Did you sleep well?” Sure…thanks for the hospitality! I left early as usual, doing my morning toilet on the next sand bank. I am simply used more to have more privacy, my […]