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Jeremy’s tires were on their last legs. He had a blow-out and had to
resort to using our emergency ‘slick’ tire. |
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| We met a Brazilian guy who had been cycling around South
America for the last 2 years. He uses crates strapped onto his home made
rear rack to carry his luggage. It just shows that you don’t really need
fancy gear. |
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| This guy travels with him. His home is the upper crate. |
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| We had been told we would not be allowed to cycle the
125km through this indigenous reservation. However when we turned up there
was no vehicle available to transport us through so we were allowed to set
off with the understanding that we would be picked up later. Fortunately for
us the ride never materialised and we cycled the full distance. |
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| Inside the Reservation there was unspoiled rainforest to
either side of the road. The trees were alive with parrots, toucans and
monkeys. We felt very privileged to be there. We also saw some of the
Waimiri Atroari themselves in very traditional looking costume. Photography
is forbidden within the Reservation but the view from Jeremy’s handlebars
looked something like this. |
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| Crossing the Equator. It is amazing how much of our
journey and how much of South America is in the Northern Hemisphere. |