Peter's Ride

The South American route had to be updated when considering rain fall in the Amazon. The peak of the dry season is July and the rains are serious like a heart attack in January. I was planning to take a barge up the Amazon to Manaus, then ride ~400 miles of dirt road through the Amazon grasslands. Because I plan to arrive in the Amazon in late October, there will have been too much rain, which could easily turn the nu-maintained dirt road into 400 miles of muddy hell. Try as I might my bike has significant amounts of cargo, including spare tires, which all add to instability. With minimal off road experience, zero river crossing chops and no mud riding under my belt, it became apparent that the Amazon would have to wait for another trip. See the updated trip route "outline:, sans Amazon.  =(

Monthly averages				°F | °C
January	Avg low: 24°	Avg hi: 31°	Avg precip: 28.86 cm
February	Avg low: 24°	Avg hi: 31°	Avg precip: 28.3 cm
March	Avg low: 24°	Avg hi: 31°	Avg precip: 29.42 cm
April	Avg low: 24°	Avg hi: 31°	Avg precip: 18.53 cm
May	Avg low: 23°	Avg hi: 31°	Avg precip: 9.01 cm
June	Avg low: 22°	Avg hi: 31°	Avg precip: 3.12 cm
July	Avg low: 21°	Avg hi: 32°	Avg precip: 2.73 cm
August	Avg low: 22°	Avg hi: 33°	Avg precip: 3.94 cm
September	Avg low: 23°	Avg hi: 33°	Avg precip: 9.87 cm
October	Avg low: 24°	Avg hi: 33°	Avg precip: 15.65 cm
November	Avg low: 24°	Avg hi: 32°	Avg precip: 17.87 cm
December	Avg low: 24°	Avg hi: 31°	Avg precip: 27.72 cm