FILM
What It’s Like to Cross the Amazon by Ferry with a Motorcycle | 50h RIDE! – EP.479
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
A motorcycle journey across northern Brazil takes to the water for a 50-hour voyage on an Amazon cargo ferry. This episode follows the crossing from Macapá to Santarém and the practical routines of travelling aboard with a motorcycle.
About this film
The ferry passage is part of a solo, around-the-world journey that began in Australia in April 2017 on a BMW F800GS. Rather than covering the distance by road, the episode centres on travelling upriver with the motorcycle aboard a working cargo ferry. Its focus is the experience of life on the boat: how the motorcycle is loaded, the conditions on board and sleeping in a hammock. The account presents river transport as a defining part of travel in this region of Brazil, where the Amazon is described as the principal highway.
The journey
The crossing runs from Macapá to Santarém, with the ferry carrying the motorcycle upriver for 50 hours. The journey shifts from riding to a slower kind of travel, with the river passage and the everyday arrangements of the boat taking centre stage. Loading the motorcycle, finding a place to sleep and experiencing the boat’s living conditions are all part of this leg of the larger trip. The film frames the crossing as an adventure in its own right, set in the heart of the Amazon.
What to expect
- A 50-hour Amazon ferry passage between Macapá and Santarém
- The process of loading a motorcycle onto a cargo ferry
- On-board living conditions and hammock sleeping
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