I got stuck. Stuck enjoying the seaside paradise of Florianopolis, Brazil - Floripa as it is nicknamed. I have been here for over a week now, after fleeing Uruguay when a storm rolled in. I ran for a 9 15 bus out of Punta del Diablo, which of course didn't arrive until 30 minutes later, then broke down a few kilometers down the road. Eventually I made it to Chui, was let off to exit Uruguay, walked for a significant while with my backpack, found the bus terminal, changed money, got on a bus to Porto Alegre, Brazil, passed the entry checkpoint and had to have the bus back up along the highway, got my visa approved, arrived in Porto Alegre to wait in the terminal and found an overnight bus to Florianopolis where I took
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