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now just crossed the equator in Brazil, on our way to Europe! French Guyana...
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Antique Land Cruiser on the road since 2003
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charlieaarons
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Some of the later Bandeirantes uses the toyota 14B engine. However, this is direct injection, so it does not likely use the same glow plugs as the 3B, I think.
I had an interesting experience with mangoes in australia recently. We parked under a mango tree in Airlie Beach in northern Queensland. I was careful about where my solar panels were relative to the tree. The mangoes were not ripe. 2000km later at Cape York and 10 days later I readjusted the tie-down on my spare tires on the roof and there were about 8 beautifully ripe mangoes inside the 2 unmounted tires!
Charlie
I had an interesting experience with mangoes in australia recently. We parked under a mango tree in Airlie Beach in northern Queensland. I was careful about where my solar panels were relative to the tree. The mangoes were not ripe. 2000km later at Cape York and 10 days later I readjusted the tie-down on my spare tires on the roof and there were about 8 beautifully ripe mangoes inside the 2 unmounted tires!
Charlie
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silvElise
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Cant wait to read about your adventures in Europe.... Your pictures through brazil were amazing and make me very envious
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I thought I might post some more Brasil here just before we enter French Guiana in a few days...
Four little lizards playing on the rocks while we look for the oldest rock paintings in the America's.
This giant ant is one that you wont forget easily when it stings you... Better not give it any reason.
A male lizard overlooking the rim
Ready for the Adventure.
"Adventure" framed.
Brazilians love sound in their cars, even if that means a little less space to pack groceries.
Then this lovely lady appears in her little truck.
Evenings on route are well spend at some fuel stations catering especially to truckers. Free showers, wifi, free coffee, good restaurant, shade and dry parking.
River houses along the Amazone river.
Small us among huge Brazilian trucks on the ferry across the amazon. 40 hours.
And then we got really stuck on the equator. Right at the middle of the earth.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Four little lizards playing on the rocks while we look for the oldest rock paintings in the America's.
This giant ant is one that you wont forget easily when it stings you... Better not give it any reason.
A male lizard overlooking the rim
Ready for the Adventure.
"Adventure" framed.
Brazilians love sound in their cars, even if that means a little less space to pack groceries.
Then this lovely lady appears in her little truck.
Evenings on route are well spend at some fuel stations catering especially to truckers. Free showers, wifi, free coffee, good restaurant, shade and dry parking.
River houses along the Amazone river.
Small us among huge Brazilian trucks on the ferry across the amazon. 40 hours.
And then we got really stuck on the equator. Right at the middle of the earth.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
chirigringo
Adventurer
I love this picture!
The epitome of "what it's all about".
-Michael
The epitome of "what it's all about".
-Michael
Jim K in PA
Adventurer
Then this lovely lady appears in her little truck.
That is a Dodge M37. Great old WWII military trucks and tough as nails.
And then we got really stuck on the equator. Right at the middle of the earth.
Egads Coen! Hub failure?
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overlooked a small hole ;-)
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more!
This is a special neighborhood. Situated in the middle of a protected Amazon forest. The people who live here have build there houses and the walkways on stilts. At high tide the sea is coming in to have a peek and the people would like to keep their feet dry.
Typical wooden huts with large open windows. Hot weather and lots of rain.
Together with Merivan
This is a special neighborhood. Situated in the middle of a protected Amazon forest. The people who live here have build there houses and the walkways on stilts. At high tide the sea is coming in to have a peek and the people would like to keep their feet dry.
Typical wooden huts with large open windows. Hot weather and lots of rain.
Together with Merivan
who lives here and works as a sort of forest ranger and Marcello
who works as a licensed guide we talk about the difficulties this neighborhood is facing. Like we see here: illegal logging
When the local 4x4 club sees our Land Cruiser driving around town we are invited for a nice lunch, a talk at a gathering and a tv talkshow. We can camp at the clubs premisses. Here a snap with the presidents Troller [a Brazilian Jeep].
Macapa state has large groups of water buffalos roaming around.
We are the rain season full on and the amounts of water we face are unbelievable. These people have adapted through the years and a boat is parked out next to the house permanently.
When we get to a little bridge, the flow of water is to much.
Walking to the bridge to take a peak and it becomes apparent that crossing just won't do, the more so because the other side of the bridge is a lot deeper.
Little critters that live in the wood and don't like the water so much have to seek new housing.
A caterpillar crossing the bridge as nothing has changed.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
When the local 4x4 club sees our Land Cruiser driving around town we are invited for a nice lunch, a talk at a gathering and a tv talkshow. We can camp at the clubs premisses. Here a snap with the presidents Troller [a Brazilian Jeep].
Macapa state has large groups of water buffalos roaming around.
We are the rain season full on and the amounts of water we face are unbelievable. These people have adapted through the years and a boat is parked out next to the house permanently.
When we get to a little bridge, the flow of water is to much.
Walking to the bridge to take a peak and it becomes apparent that crossing just won't do, the more so because the other side of the bridge is a lot deeper.
Little critters that live in the wood and don't like the water so much have to seek new housing.
A caterpillar crossing the bridge as nothing has changed.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
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Water makes place for some beautiful images with reflecting Heliconias.
Or fences reflecting in the water.
After a three day wait, the water level has dropped significantly for us to cross the bridges and visit a special site.
This blue dragonfly is pausing in the field.
Karin-Marijke is talking with 'Garafinho', who lived a long time out here, knows all the pieces of the Brazilian 'Stonehenge' puzzle.
Along the road, heading north, we stop for lunch at a small roadside eatery and I have a peek into this well organized and clean kitchen.
When we arrive at the gold mining city of Lourenzo, come across this guy who is making flour from maniac [cassava]. He has to watch real carefully not to let the stuff burn.
When I peek in his cooking pot that is hanging over a very small fire I see the remains of an armadillo.
Manioc is being sieved.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Water makes place for some beautiful images with reflecting Heliconias.
Or fences reflecting in the water.
After a three day wait, the water level has dropped significantly for us to cross the bridges and visit a special site.
This blue dragonfly is pausing in the field.
Karin-Marijke is talking with 'Garafinho', who lived a long time out here, knows all the pieces of the Brazilian 'Stonehenge' puzzle.
Along the road, heading north, we stop for lunch at a small roadside eatery and I have a peek into this well organized and clean kitchen.
When we arrive at the gold mining city of Lourenzo, come across this guy who is making flour from maniac [cassava]. He has to watch real carefully not to let the stuff burn.
When I peek in his cooking pot that is hanging over a very small fire I see the remains of an armadillo.
Manioc is being sieved.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
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If you live with the rain, than storing your Wellingtons like this prevents scorpions and nasty spiders from dwelling in them.
No electricity in the jungle, so the guys made small diesel lamps from a can and a wick.
This 'garimpero' - gold digger, has lost a lot of his gear during the rains and river floodings and has to start anew.
Most harvesting is done at the surface, and this 300 meter deep mine is the only one that goes vertical. "There is a staircase and a path, if you want you can go down and explore. No problem" So I am told.
Big buckets are being emptied for further processing.
Twice a day they are dynamiting the whole place.
Little blue lakes appear all around us.
The guys are inspecting every stone for the little characteristics that might lead to the precious metal.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
If you live with the rain, than storing your Wellingtons like this prevents scorpions and nasty spiders from dwelling in them.
No electricity in the jungle, so the guys made small diesel lamps from a can and a wick.
This 'garimpero' - gold digger, has lost a lot of his gear during the rains and river floodings and has to start anew.
Most harvesting is done at the surface, and this 300 meter deep mine is the only one that goes vertical. "There is a staircase and a path, if you want you can go down and explore. No problem" So I am told.
Big buckets are being emptied for further processing.
Twice a day they are dynamiting the whole place.
Little blue lakes appear all around us.
The guys are inspecting every stone for the little characteristics that might lead to the precious metal.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
some more. Are you growing tired of these?
This is 2 gram gold. Ten percent goes to the cooperation and ten goes to the mill operator that crushed the rocks.
In the oven, mercury is burned and the gold is left.
finding gold flackes.
Rocks are crushed to see if they contain gold.
Panning for gold.
Gold sticking together with the mercury.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
This is 2 gram gold. Ten percent goes to the cooperation and ten goes to the mill operator that crushed the rocks.
In the oven, mercury is burned and the gold is left.
finding gold flackes.
Rocks are crushed to see if they contain gold.
Panning for gold.
Gold sticking together with the mercury.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
