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These were the first road signs in Brazil. Brasilia, the capital, is a
mere 4488km away. A reminder that we still have a long way to go! |
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From the border we descended into the lowlands of Brazil.
At first we were struck by the scarcity of trees. This was not how we had
imagined Amazonia. |
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The rainy season starts earlier in Brazil and they had
already had many months of rain. Flooded land was a common sight. |
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Alvaro and his favourite lunch – Cheez Whiz sandwiches. |
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Jeremy "would have done well in a wild man competition" a
fellow cyclist has noted. |
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We took advantage of a half day off from cycling in Boa
Vista to rectify this. Beth’s parents used to be hairdressers. We hoped she
had inherited some of the talent. |
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The finished look - not much sun to the chin for a while! |