February 7-9, 2007
Day 497-499
One day after my illness, I was already starting to feel better with the help of antibiotics, but I still wasn't 100%. A few people recommended Salinopolis to me as a fun place to visit, and it was only four hours away by bus, which is a tiny distance… Read More: Recovering in Empty Salinopolis »
February 6, 2007
Day 496
I woke up with a bad stomach illness today. I wanted to leave Belem, but I just couldn't. I tried walking down the street without me backpack, but I had to turn back after a few blocks because I was too tired. Besides that, there was no way I… Read More: I'm Taking a Sick Day »
February 5, 2007
Day 495
Before I left Macapa, Eduardo gave me his friend's contact information in Belem, and today we met up for a tour of the city. Juscelino, also from couchsurfing, was friends with Eduardo for many years before Eduardo moved to Macapa. Juscelino somehow managed to get away from his job… Read More: The Grand Tour of Belem »
February 4, 2007
Day 494
It was completely quiet last night with the only guests in the entire hostel being Craig, myself, and a Brazilian rasta guy who slept in a hammock. That all changed this morning when at least two dozen young backpackers came in all at once. Before long, the hostel was… Read More: The Belem Botanical Gardens »
February 3, 2007
Day 493
Craig and I went to Macapa's small airport today four our forty-five minute flight to Belem. After the plane circled around Macapa and pointed southeast, we began flying over the Ilha de Marajo, which appears small on a map of Brazil, but is… Read More: Flight to Belem »
February 2, 2007
Day 492
We rode the bus all night, mainly over gravel roads, and were dropped off early at the bus station in Macapa, on the mouth of the Amazon River. I had previously contacted Eduardo about couchsurfing, and upon calling him this morning, he picked us up from the bus station,… Read More: Did the Groundhog see its Shadow? »
February 1, 2007
Day 491
Philip and Elise dropped us off at the bus zone this morning. It was not nearly as chaotic as the one in Paramaribo, but still a backwards system with no schedules. We rode the bus ($52 to ride for an hour? Definitely time to leave the country!) to St… Read More: Leaving France »
January 29-31, 2007
Day 488-490
This morning I said goodbye to Alina, who hosted me in Kourou. She was a great host who was very helpful in showing me around the area and setting me up with a tour of the rocket facility. Her boyfriend Greg and his friend (an Al Roker lookalike) drove… Read More: Hanging out in Pleasant Cayenne »
January 28, 2007
Day 487
Today was carnaval time again in French Guiana. I went with Alina to see the parade, and her roommate Audry was participating in the African exhibit. We got to see everybody preparing to go before the parade started.
Some of… Read More: Kourou Carnaval Time »
January 24-27, 2007
Day 483-486
Ye Olde Food Rations
Breakfast:
Coconut and mango porrige with coconut milk.
Lunch:
Raw coconut meat with a bit of bread.
Dinner:
Coconut soufflé with coconut milk rice and a mango for dessert.
OK, it wasn't actually that bad, but the breakfast menu is accurate. For… Read More: I Step into Robinson Crusoe's Shoes »
