Departed Santa Rita VFR, and became IFR with IMC 3 minutes after takeoff, through a thick layer of clouds vectored by the Cuiaba controller. 20kt headwind, soon I realized we wouldn't reach Rio Branco, our filed destination, with sufficient fuel reserve. After about 2hs, requested direct Porto Velho, our alternate. Got ok, despite no airway. More headwind, but made it with sufficient reserves to Porto Velho, almost 6hours in the plane. At SBPV, still made the full ILS approach to Rwy 19.
In Porto Velho, stayed at Vila Rica, expensive and run down. Building a new hotel (Novotel?) next to Vila Rica, hope for a better option late 2012... Only nice restaurant in town is Caravelas do Madeira, we were there on an earlier visit, this time closed (Sunday and Monday)
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