T OYO TA T R A I L S A Bridge Too Far? To reach Brazil’s Stonehenge, a gold mine and French Guiana, we need to fishtail through mud and hazard our way across a collapsing bridge…. by Karin-Marijke Vis “Holy shit, they’re not working!" There is panic in Coen’s voice as he slams on the brakes. I hold my breath and feel how the Land Cruiser increases speed. The car is in reverse and behind us lies a metal plank that links the shore to the ferry but I can’t see at what angle we're going down or where we'll end up. No splash. No rattling of driving onto the metal plank. A smash it is. Plotting a way to keep the Land Cruiser from sinking its skinny tires in between the beams. 32