11.09.2013,
Day 936,
103 900 km since the beginning of the journey,
Day itineary 107 km,
The caption of the picture could be simple and short : Completely drivable road through the rain forest on a less-rainy-season or something similar. The fact is that the road was drivable, but no talking about the speed.
Ok, let's start from the morning.
The morning is misty and wet, and a bit cooler than on the previous days. Everything is relative, of course.
This is the place where last night we were going to stop at first. No ants in sight, seems they like to sleep longer in the morning.
Morning coffee before moving. While keeping the current pace of driving - this 700 km should be covered in a week. The emphasis is on the word "should". Because a number of other travellers have written in their blogs that the last part of the road before Manaus was worse.
The concept of a "good road " and a " bad road " is also relative. For myself - a good road is a road along which you can drive, and will not get stuck, and bad roads are all the rest.
Everything is growing, enough moisture and warmth.
Ten minutes after take-off - at 7:18 - the day`s first muddier part is ahead, not just several hundred metes long, but long enough to get out of the car and walk it over, just in case.
Not to get stuck on the bottom, I try to drive on the higher part. The higher part is slippery, and the last ten meters goes sideways. Then again the ground is stronger.
Next there is again a "better road".
And some of the newly repaired bridges.
A typical smaller bridge on the BR- 319 road, some boards have been fixed with a few nails, and there are some entirely loose, but they are passable, just check that the wheels are moving along the right boards. And some of the boards can be fixed safer.
Because falling down is still from higher than just a few meters.
This is an old bridge here and no need to pass it over, the new bridge is just next to it.
The more decent road is followed by muddier parts of about hundred metes long.
Since no large vehicles move here and the ground seems not soft I try to drive along the wheel tracks this time. But while starting to drive the swing is too weak and for the first time the bus gets stuck on the bottom. After getting free the swing is more powerful and it will help.
One of the innumerable bad parts of the road.
402 km are left to the beginning of the road. The sign at the next Embratel post.
And for a change - some part of asphalt road.
It is more to convenient just ride past of some of the bridges.
And now it is " less rainy period" so you can imagine what it will look like when it has been raining for three months in a row.
The last resting place of a VW mini bus.
By the next tower (by the ninth one) is the gate wide open.
Again we will spend the night by the gate, as in previous nights.
The forest on the other side of the road in this area is much higher and tighter. Almost untouched.
And here again the ants come in the dark, so the cars must be moved again, and hope that the new place is outside the walking path of the ants. It is. At least they are not seen. In conclusion it can be said that the road,passed on the third day, was muddier compared with the first two days, and again we got 100 kilometers on. It`s good that soon the half of the road will be covered.
The journey of the third day.
Continued...
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