Long Road to Oiapoque!! As we were very late getting home lastnight both Cecile and Roberto had a bit of a sleep-in whilst I unfortunately couldn't seem to get back to sleep after arising at 7:30am. I had to work out how I was going to get to Oiapoque as lastnight I was informed the price of the car trip to Oiapoque had now gone up to $150 which was way out of my price range. The only real option was the bus which has been rumored to have been taking 48 hours ins...

Fishing in the Amazon & Ayahuasca Ceremony!! This morning Cecile and Roberto had planned for us to go on a roadtrip about 2 hours outside of Macapa to a friends place out along the amazon river. At around 9am we gathered our things and went to pick up Wilson (the friend of Roberto's who's place we would be visiting). We stopped off at some shops buying fishing poles, food, water and fish - just incase we didn't catch anything. By 11am we were off to Wilsons p...

Where The Hell is Macapa!!! Both Cecile and Roberto had to work today so after a little sleep-in I went for a walk around the apartment and to the supermarket; amazingly the prices are even higher then in the rest of Brazil and the fruit is unbelievably expensive. After some lunch and a chat with Cecile before she headed back to work; I figured I would go for a walk to the riverside and see the famous Portuguese fort. The heat was intense and by the time I arrive...

World Cup Begins!!!! June the 12th and the day when the whole worlds eyes will be on Brazil. After not much sleep again I decided to get up early and have breakfast with Perpetua before she headed off to work. Tonight I am flying to Macapa in the north of Brazil but after lunch before the World Cup begins Perpetua had offered to take me to the airport. I used the time I had in the morning to organize the last of my things, contact upcoming hosts, send photos and ...