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  Sleeping in a simple open jungle hut with a family Pos: here Loc: Punta da Anunciacao Acc: open jungle hut Dist: 33,8 km Start: 6:40 End: 15:00 No stampede went over my tent tonight, and the one poor disabled pig sliding over the beach yesterday unable to use his rear legs didn’t ask for asylum either. […]

  Horned and hoofed camp tonight Pos: here Loc: Fazenda Santa Catarina Acc: tent Dist: 46,4 km Start: 7:05 End: 17:15 I have met my helpful man from the arrival yesterday night on his motorbike on the street again, and tried to ask him if he’d be able to arrange once more transport back to the harbour […]

  One more rest day for body and soul Pos: here Loc: Chavez Acc: Posada Maresia Not much to report today, sleeping, typing endless past updates on my small cell phone keyboard and screen (laptop is still dead…), walking a bit to shop for water, sewing some broken seems, emailing and calling my family. I am feeling my […]

  Recovery in Chavez Pos: here Loc: Chavez Acc: Posada Maresia I slept not that well in my airconditioned room, the events of the last days or even weeks since Guyana were still on my mind. Even if I assume I have the worst part behind me, I am not back in Buenos Aires yet… I had […]

  Crossed the Equator to Chavez! Pos: here Loc: Chavez Acc: Posada Maresia Dist: 76 km Start: 6:40 End: 18:20 My hosts asked me this morning if I had slept well…sure! Earplugs… but fresh air is something I was missing a bit in my mosquitoe proof cage. The young Senorita also asked me to stay some […]

  Entered the probably calmest Amazonian channel Pos: here Loc: Canal Jurupari Acc: tent inside house Dist: 48,1 km Start: 6:40 End: 16:40 The day was calm and quiet, I sucked up the pleasant view of the lush green jungle, listened to the howler monkeys singing their noisy song a couple of times per day which sounds […]

  A weird north channel crossing Pos: here Loc: Ilha Caviana de Dentro Acc: tent on church jetty Dist: 61,1 km Start: 6:35 End: 18:00 I left my lovely Amazonian jungle village early as usual, making good speed along the now shallow sandy forest banks. I decided to cross the main North Channel of the Amazon at […]

  Made it into the safe deep water area! Pos: here Loc: Ponta do Ceu Acc: tent inside house Dist: 41 km Start: 6:35 End: 14:15 Heavy rain in the morning made me wait for a small weather break, but there was only “less” rain and I had to go on mid tide in the morning! […]

  Stayed a day at the farm house Pos: here Loc: Ilha do Bailique Acc: tent inside house As the guys told me to leave today only “after” the Pororoca came through, I rather liked to believe them that this made sense… it was supposed to be around 10 am or such. I had already packed my […]

  Found a farmer’s house! Pos: here Loc: Ilha do Bailique Acc: tent inside house Dist: 28,1 km Start: 9:25 End: 13:45 Sure I had no other chance to leave this high and dry sandy beach spot besides waiting for the water to raise, after a Pororoca or with the tide running up just calmly […]