guyanas

Venezuela / Gran Sabana -> French Guyana / Cayenne: Dominant wind is East->West all the way (April) Gran Sabana : New asphalt on venezuela side easy access waterCamping super easy.
Btw Santa Elena (Vnz) and Boa Vista (Br) very little water / 2 days. Check the XRay Scanner on Venezuelan Border ! Bank, food in Boa Vista.Boa Vista-Lethem / 1 day :flat, asphalt, no water. Camping super easy.Border crossing : free ferry, bridge to be achieved next year. Better change money on Guyanese Side (Check with the Rasta). Lethem : Food !Lethem - Annai /1 day :
flat, unpaved and very ~~~~~~~ Annai : foodAnnai-Iwokrama Rain Forest Reserve track ok. Leaving savanna for forest.You have to overnight at the ranger/police station, they can arrange a room. Crossing the Iwokrama - 1 day New laterite road, ok. no food. No camping in Iwokrama.Leaving Iwokrama at Kurupukari Crossing Overnight at ranger/police station. First ferry at 6AM free.
Kurupukari Crossing - Immigration checkpoint / 1 day a bit hilly, super muddy if rain.water ok. 20K after checkpoint there is a shop + camping ok.Immigration checkpoint - Linden 1 dayRoad ok if no rain. Linden : food, bank (no visa master). Linden-Georgetown : 1 day Brand new asphalt. Georgetown : surinam visa in one day (check opening day) : 30USD + 2 pic </i> dress with a trouser. Georgetown-Corriverton 2 days No camping, very friendly . Cross Corriverton 10K south : Arrive at ferry dock : immigration / money change. Ferry leaves round 11 AM. Once a day.Surinam immigration : very remote, very mosquitoed,very muddy. 20K before reaching asphalt Better catch the shuttle. !!! 20K after junction to Wagoningen no spot to camp : road is surrounded by irrigation drain. no people.Wagoningen-Paramaribo : 1 day Asphalt, food. PMbo- Albina : 1 day, camping ok at Mongoe mining town (30K before albina) Albina-Saint Laurent : Crossing by pirogue 5euros.
Change your cash on Surinamese side. Lot of cracked crooks on Fr Guyana side. Saint Laurent - Saut Sabba : 1 day Asphalt, water, few food. Just ask for hospitality to locals. Saut Sabbah - Cayenne : 3 days.*Cayenne : if no hospitality stay on the beach at Turtles Eggs Hut : see map on "emailme"
Conclusion : better ride it the other way (windwise). Forest great by bike no cars only goldmining trucks. 24/24 wildlife , get a net. Beware of small red ants they can damage your tent. jaguar threat is false (Guyana). Guyana : great People / Jamaican dance hall Hindu food + Indian birds hunter.i used the Nelles "GuyanasSuriname" map : ok except the Guyana part : the road Georgetown-Lethem DOES NOT EXIST and the Georgetown-Linden-Lethem is described as cattle trail.
Food cost : Fr Guyana > Brazil > Surinam > Venezuela > Guyana. Enjoy.