The worst journey of our lives
September 16th 2007 Leaving the Pantanal, we had 1400 km to cover to get to Porto Velho and we had to do it in 2 days to meet up with Carlos again for a jungle trip. It was a hot trip. The landscape was sometime stunning with farmland dotted with palm tress and patches of forest. But a lot was burnt and ugly. Somewhere during the first day the sun disappeared behind a think layer of smoke. This got thicker until we s
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