Getting out from the challenging Minas Gerais, Teresopolis, 1000m high, is the door for entering the mythic Rio de Janeiro.
The relief there is quite surprising; the “sierra del mar” goes all along a line parallel to the coast, 50 kms inland, and high up to nearly 3000m.

The ‘Dedo de Deus’, ‘god’s finger’ is like a [...]

Rhythm change:
Getting back on my feet, again.
My objective for the next 2 days is the 3d highest peak of Brazil, 2890m, El Pico da Bandeira. As the two highest are too far away up north in the jungle, I’ll have to stay happy with this one.
Well protected by the boarders of a national park, I [...]

Brazil is like a never-ending road with from time to time lunchtime restaurants, buffet style, rice and ‘feijoes’ (black beans) for 6 réais (2€). It’s also in shops a large variety of ‘doce de leite’ (cream of milk), sort of a delicious South American nutella. I know for sure we find it at least until [...]

Hard, very hard adventure now. Roads keep turning into nasty dirt ways, flooded and digged everywhere. Bags don’t stop blasting out of my bike, I have to put them back ten times a day. Sun is terrible, when no wind after 10am by going up hills, it’s crazy, simply crazy with that 61kg of bike [...]

Brazil, Salvador de Bahia:
the whole continent is now in front of me. I must now decide my way through it. Maps, internet helps me on this during these firsts’ days in the marina.
As a start, there are two ways to get out of here by hitchhiking a sailboat to the western and Pacific direction: [...]

15 days paddling slowly throughout the “petite cote” of Senegal, till the village of Keur Koly, Pointe Serene. I meet there all a little comunity almost non french speaking, who welcome me warmly. It is what we call the Teranga (hospitality) from Senegal. Couscous with milk, sandwichs with eggs, spaghettis, potatoes and grilled meat (5!) [...]