November 18, 2006
Day 416
Roraima Trek Day 3
Craig's stove began acting up this morning. I wished that I had brought mine as a backup. He eventually figured out that a pin was bent and fixed the problem, but not before wasting a lot of fuel. I think we'll have enough left… Read More »
November 17, 2006
Day 415
Roraima Trek Day 2
We got up early to begin a long day of walking. The first four hours to base camp were at a slight incline resulting in an altitude gain of 820 meters. We had an early lunch and continued uphill through the forest toward the… Read More »
November 16, 2006
Day 414
Roraima Trek Day 1
The Frenchman picked us up early today, and we loaded all of our gear into his '72 Land Rover. He had to tinker with the engine, but eventually got it started. It was extremely beaten up, but that seems to be… Read More »
November 15, 2006
Day 413
I wanted to get my stove working again, so I went to the gas station to get some more fuel. I tried cooking with diesel last time, which was a disaster, so this time around I decided to try unleaded. Craig told me about the legendary low fuel prices… Read More »
November 14, 2006
Day 412
We took a bus overnight last night to Boa Vista, in the far north of Brazil. From there, we caught another bus to the Venezuelan border and walked across. The border control station on the Venezuelan side was the nicest I had ever seen. It was new, clean, had… Read More »
November 13, 2006
Day 411
Today I wanted to see the Meeting of the Waters, at the confluence of the Rio Negro and the Amazon. When the dark waters of the Negro collide with the brown waters of the Amazon, the differences in velocity and volume create a dramatic natural border in which the… Read More »
November 12, 2006
Day 410
We arrived in Manaus late last night, but saw no point in leaving the ship just to find a hotel room and go to bed. Instead, we slept one last night on board and headed out this morning. Charlie desperately needed a shower, so he used our facilities and… Read More »
November 8-11, 2006
Day 406-409
The journey from Tabatinga to Manaus was a long one, 1200 KM to be exact. For me, it involved riding down the Amazon for four days in a large boat in hammock class. This boat was much more crowded than the one from Iquitos to Santa… Read More »
I've been hanging out in small Amerindian villages with no electricity in Guyana the last few days. Don't even ask how I'm able to write this now because I don't know. Everything is going well and I should be able to update this blog within a few weeks.
November 7, 2006
Day 405
It was pouring rain when I got up this morning. Craig and I had to walk to the Brazilian consulate to attempt to get visas, so I threw on my waterproof pants to stay dry. Craig didn't like my sense of fashion and tried to talk me out of… Read More »
