Arrived Asuncion

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Landed at Asuncion airport yesterday around 1:00. Got here in spite of longer than expected drive to New York (almost nine hours), which was not helped by the need to drive around Washington for an hour looking of the Paraguayan Embassy. Traffic in New York was also a nightmare. But my flight was delayed so I was not late.

Security check did not (cannot make contractions on Paraguayan computer) take too long. You have to take off your shoes and feed them through the bag scanner. They searched my carry on because the large binoculars that George Fowler gave me looked suspicious. Flight delayed longer after security, but got off the ground around 9:00PM. Flew overnight to Sao Paulo Brazil via Varig Airlines, sardine class. Slept or tried to. Arrived in Brazil around 7:00 AM. Nice airport at Sao Paulo. Waited more. Caught flight to Asuncion (stop at Ingassu Falls, saw nothing).

More Soon.

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