Thwarted by the French.

This morning we all headed off to the Space centre for an official tour of the facility and launch pads, which had been pre-booked for 2 months.

This all fell in a screaming heap on our arrival when the guide advised us that the rules had changed on the 1^st of October that we needed to advise them 2 days prior everyone’s details and passport numbers.

We were however given a discounted entry in to the museum, which didn’t require the 2 days advice. We spent an enjoyable time there before heading to the Brazilian border.

Today’s drive took us from the coastal flat jungle in to some rolling hill and windy roads. Part of the drive was in a national park and it was very obvious the extent of the national park because out side the national park was a lot of clearing and burning taking place.

Finished the day with a border crossing into Brazil by barge up the river 10 k’s from St Georges, French Guiana to Oiapoque, Brazil. While going up the river by barge we passed under a huge bridge across the river. We are told its been built for a few years with everything completed on the French Guiana side but Brazil has not built the road or border control post on there side so a many many million dollar bridge stands unused.

After clearing Brazil customs in a timely fashion fro the Brazilians we all converged on accommodation for the night. It’s no Hilton but it is the best in town with clean beds and most importantly the AC works so no extras are really needed.

Tomorrow’s drive is one of the biggest for the trip and takes us to the mouth of the Amazon ready for the boat trip.