Header photo: Lorimar & daughter: Piria Para Brazil I still find it very difficult to sit down and write, having spent all of my working life on my feet and never worked in an office environment. I constantly feel the urge to get out and about and do something physically constructive, even if it’s … Read more »
Apologies for the lack of blog posts. I still have no satellite communications and I only occasionally get access to wi-fi when I arrive in towns or cities. Even when I do have access, most of the time it’s so slow I can’t even upload a photo. I can tweet from the Delorme Inreach from … Read more »
The early morning mist was rising from the river, I could hear the faint chatter of the dock workers and church bells in the distance, while the dawn chorus of a multitude of birds and insects floated in from the far side of the river. As myself, Jose (my guide) and his young wife … Read more »
The small fishing community of Pesqueiro basically kind-napped me from the little hotel and insisted I stayed with them for free. What amazing and generous people. They were also having their annual festival at the weekend, and asked me to stay. I was planning to walk again, but how could I possibly turn down their offer? … Read more »
The tide was coming in rapidly. We were a about a kilometre off shore, up to our necks, crossing an estuary. My feet were sinking into the sandbed beneath me with every step, and I felt that if I stopped walking I would sink for sure. I could also see what looked like clear blue … Read more »
I’m currently in recovery mode at a little hotel in a town called Soure, but a few days ago I was standing at the most easterly point of Marajó island on the Brazilian coastline, where the world’s biggest river by far, the mighty Amazon, meets and merges with the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. … Read more »
“el rio mar” Its been an eventful last few days to say the least, and a great feeling to finally arrive at a place I’ve been looking at on Google Earth for the past few years. After spending a few days in Belem sorting out last minute purchases, getting to know a few of … Read more »
Well, I’ve finally made it across the Atlantic to Brazil all the way to the tropical Jungle city of Manaus, excess baggage and self all intact, apart from getting all my baggage nicely wedged in the lift doors for 20 minutes at a hotel in Rio much to the amusement of myself and the hotel staff. … Read more »
What connects Earth’s largest, hottest desert to its largest tropical rain forest? The Sahara Desert is a near-uninterrupted brown band of sand and scrub across the northern third of Africa. The Amazon rain forest is a dense green mass of humid jungle that covers northeast South America. But after strong winds sweep across the Sahara, … Read more »
I’m sure i will see many amazing things on my little walk, oceans, snow-capped mountains, animals, insects, reptiles, giant trees, pristine jungle, colourful tropical birds, electric thunderstorms, Várzea – flooded forest meandering rivers white water rapids, deep canyons, sunrise and sunsets, people, villages, cities, and probably a few things i won’t be amazed to see. This … Read more »
