A family of three drives an old VW bus from San Francisco to the tip of South America.
Posted on May 24, 2013 by jason1 Comment
The most unique thing about the Belem mercado is the fish market. I'm no ichthyologist, but I'm guessing these are not your normal grocery store varieties. Some of these are Amazonian beasts. If you're not cleaning your fish with a machete, then maybe you're just not catching big enough fish....
Posted on May 24, 2013 by angela1 Comment
It was another long haul to Belem. 600 km. You can really tell the impact now from all the rain this far north. We saw water buffalo!
Unfortunately, we pushed the bus a little too hard and ...
Posted on May 21, 2013 by jason5 Comments
From the park, we headed our for another long day of driving. The bus is still sputtering and I think the issue is now the the distributor itself. When I watch the timing mark with a light, the advance seems to go backwards before forward. And, it's inconsistent. I've lubricated it, but nothing changes. I'll ...
Posted on May 20, 2013 by angela5 Comments
There have been impressive sand dunes for hundreds of kilometers, but Parque Nacional Lençois Maranhenses is a highlight. First, you have to take a 4 wheel drive jeep equipped with a snorkel to even get out there. It takes about an hour driving through sand and lagoons. In the end, you're led into an otherworldly ...
Tags: Maranhão, Parque Nacional Lençois Maranhenses
Filed Under: Brazil
Posted on May 18, 2013 by angela1 Comment
We were on our way to Barra Grande (Ceará), on a tip, and only ten minutes down the road we were stalled.
The bus was 'missing', sputtering and jumping and generally not running well. We pulled over on the side of the road and Jason went to work on the engine, while we tried to ...
Tags: Barra Grande, Barreirinhas, Parque Nacional Lençois Maranhenses, VW bus
Filed Under: Brazil
Posted on May 14, 2013 by angela2 Comments
From the lake, you can hop in the back of a 4WD truck that drives you through the sand to Jericoacoara (Jeri). It takes about 45 minutes of bumping, sliding and hitting your ass hard on a bench seat in the back of an old truck. It was fun.
This is another in-the-middle of nowhere, hard ...
Tags: Jericoacoara
Filed Under: Brazil
