Transamazônica 2009

In the pace of advenure

1o, 2o, 3o days - 4o, 5o, 6o days - 7o, 8o, 9o days - 10o, 11o, 12o days -

13o, 14o, 15o, 16o days(end of official route) - 17o, 18o e 19o day (End of expedition)

Participants Sergio Holanda and Daniel stayed in Porto Velho, after purchase the part of the Xterra. In the morning of the day after, they began the return to the campground

In-between time, the rest of the group had a great time at camp with fishing and good chats with the location people.

Eleventh day of expedition:

Morning, the group (together again) starting to prepare the cars to leave (including the damaged part of the Xterra).

Everything ready, the group returns to the road, very mud, very wet by the rain of the night and starting to rain again.

Many holes in the road and mud, these holes make the group move to a low speed, only at first and second gear, all the time.

The group advances on the road before nightfall. At night the group stops at the Embratel's communication tower, for sleep - safer place in the middle of that huge green.

In that place was assembled camp.

Twelfth day: the group leaves at 6:00 pm.

Few miles ahead they see a dismounted bridge. The group makes the reassembly of bridge, for cross it.

They crossing the bridge and follow road. Many holes, low speed, first and second gear by hundreds of kilometers, the group already tired of that road.

The group arrives in the ferry of Igapó-Açu River. In this place, some takes a bath together with the river dolphins. While the other took pictures.

The group stayed in that place a half of hour and receive news of falling bridges and a lot of mud ahead, great news!

They puts the cars on the ferry and continue the journey.

Suddenly, they see a Van Toyota stopped in coasting with foreign plate.

the group is curious with that scene and stops. One bearded gentleman came to meet them. He said the vehicle is broken and not go. In this moment, the participant Sérgio Holand was to verify the problem. The starter was stuck. After pulling, the vehicle back to work normally.

The French (this is your nationality) was traveling with his car around de world. The car is a van Toyota diesel, with 4x4 traction, but it not have good height and tires for the obstacles of the road.

At this time, the expedition, starts was more difficult. This part of the highway was much mud and rain falls repeatedly. Without doubt, this moment is the most difficult of the expedition. However due to the preparation of the group, it was won with success.

And the French, he on some sections passed with mastery on other, almost flipped the car. Sometimes only with the help of the Hilux of Sergio Holanda could beat the mud.

In the last mired, the winch of Hilux could not remove the french's car. All others participants was trying too, but no success.

At that exactly time reached the group of maintenance of the road - the Engineering Battalion of the Army - and the participants left the French with them. Decision of the French. He said he would sleep in the camp of the Battalion.

After this episode the group went to Careiros, nearby town of Manaus.

The participants arrive in Carreiros, and go to the hotel. After spending nights camped or sleeping in their cars, a bed and an air-conditioning was a great reward for the group.

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