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amazonpilgrimAmazon Pilgrim: The...Tucuruí: Kidney Splitting 105...
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After leaving the town of 50km I headed south to Tucurui with about 1L of fluids…bad idea. I have found that my perception of the conditions I´d be facing in the Amazon have been quite off. This has truly been a desert journey to this point...

...I now realize for the time being I have to change my plan. I can´t depend on camping, I can´t depend on water, I have to be ready to ride self contained until somewhere outside the fazendas. I prepared for a rainforest. I have water proof gear, a machete, a hammock for camping. I should have been preparing for absoulte waterless dust. I know it´s called the dry season but where are the rivers? ...

More about this leg of the trip:
http://amazonpilgrim.com/kidney-splitting-105-degrees-in-the-shade/


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