When it Rains it Pours!!! Unfortunately I didn't sleep so well again lastnight as the couch in Oliviers friends house was a bit rickety and just a bit to short for me. I found myself up early with the sound of heavy rain that would continue all the way through to midday. The rain was actually a welcome change and allowed me time to read my guidebooks on French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana and make some basic plans. After a yoga session and some lunch I decided to ...

Goo You Good Thing!! Much to my surprise lastnight on the bus I managed to sleep quiet well (on and off). At about 7am we made an hour stop at a roadside cafe before continuing down the rugged and water-logged gravel road. The road got very muddy in sections and there were loaders and tractors to pull us through and clear the really bad sections. The bus was slowed to an absolute crawl and in many sections we had to wait for trucks and other vehicles to clear the...