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There was a sense of familiarity, and at the same time a difference, getting back to Brazil. This time entering from Lethem, we arrived in Boa Vista in the northern part of Brazil, with the car limping along after the rough drive in the mud and on the dirt road. Even after the car wash in Lethem, the mud was stuck everywhere underneath, causing a rattle so we had to drive slowly. Boa Vista was a different Brazilian city. We needed another car wash, and as we arrived on a S

The last country in the Guyanas, was Guyana. This is the biggest of the three, both counting the area and the size of the population. Our first stop after the ferry across the Courantyne River was New Amsterdam where we spent the first night. The border crossing took a very long time as there was only a couple of ferries per day, and it was a long time to wait in the queue. We also spent a considerable amount of time buying the mandatory car insurance, with a person from

Arriving in Suriname via the last ferry for the weekend, at around 6pm, was to say the least, stressful. The immigration process was friendly and easy going, but slow, and the officers were held up by the young woman who sold car insurance (mandatory) as she also had to crack a few jokes with everyone in the queue. In the end they all worked at the same time, sort of ignoring the protocol, and they were finally free to go home for Friday partying. We had no such fun to do,

It is said that a loved child have many names, and so it is with French Guiana. Locals call it Guyane, and some say French West Indies. It is a french overseas department of France, and therefore part of the European Union. This is very noticeable with the availability of food brands, the use of the Euro for the currency, and the official language being French. As a bonus we could use our UK mobile accounts as if we were roaming in Europe. Crossing the border from Brazil