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Sincelejo (Colombia) to San Carlos (Costa Rica): Photos 21 to 28
Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Alajuela » San Carlos
December 28th 2006 by pushonnorth
A knock on my door. I stir in my bed. As I rise to greet my mysterious caller I speculate on who it could possibly be. Scarlett Johansson perhaps, clutching a 38mm spanner, a couple of onion bhajees and a copy of the latest edition of Private Eye? My imagination continues to outpace all logical probablities as I visualise her handing over these precious treasures whilst whispering in a breathless voice loaded with festive anticipation "Excuse me these are for you Mr Pushonnorth"...
A large cockroach scurries past and pauses momentarily to shake its head, it is almost as if its feelers can read my rather optimistic thoughts. I open the door, it is a nice old man. Although he is wearing a black shirt and a large crucifix around his neck for some reason he does not strike me as being particularly religious. "Queiro Orinar" he brightly announces. I thank him for this information and inform him that the bathroom is in fact just along the corridor.
How far I have fallen in such a short space of time. Last month beautiful women pressed delicate morcels of food to my lips. Now old men just want to piss
Full Text Entry: Sincelejo (Colombia) to San Carlos (Costa Rica)
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Look out for the lizards
As the climate gets warmer and wetter more and more exotic roadkill dishes are being served up on the asphalt smorgasbord that is the Panamerican highway.
Road across the continental divide.
Best road I rode on in Panama was the road that goes across the Continental divide (highest point 1100 metres above sea level) that links the city of David to the small town of Chiriqui Grande.
Border crossing between Panama and Costa Rica
No road on this border crossing. Just a rickety old railway bridge with large gaps.
Genetically Modifed Crops
GM Crops seem to be all over the place in Latin America. Not actually sure exactly what BioQuim is though.
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