Hotel Las Palmas Santa Cruz

... saa spiste vi morgenmad og derefter skulle man afsted til sit dyr eller for mit vedkommende mine dyr. Kl. 12.30 var der frokost og kl. 14 var det igen afsted. Nicki´s job bestod i af 'lufte' Carlos. Mary og ham gik tur med ham og fodrede ham. I karentaenen skulle jeg goere burene rene og fodre og ellers bare hygge og lege med aberne. Vores arbejdsdag sluttede kl 17.30, hvor det saa var tid til en dejligt koldt bad efter at have svedt i 30 ...

... dash to the park late the following afternoon. After all, I needed to stock up on basic provisions as the park was, from what i´d heard, remote. <br><br>The park is indeed in the middle of the jungle, sitting conveniently on the long straight road that bisects it. Santa Maria is 8km away (the place with the bars and basic shops). I felt pretty stupid with my stash of toothpaste and other stuff that i could buy even cheaper a short hop from camp. I guess somebody might have ...

... better. America is the greatest country on this planet. My nationalism has tripled since this trip and i highly support the war in (who ever we are bombing at the moment) and I have only been able to find one decent thing about these other countries, and that is their officers. Why is it that every American official, either it be a police officer, BOARDER patrol or anyone with a badge has the largest stick shoved up there ass on that side ...

... Shopping here is quite a different experience from anything at home and I love it! Though I´m being careful and not spending too much. I know some things here that are way cheaper than at home and so I´m trying to get those types of things. One great example is manicures! I think I´ll be going with my host sister this afternoon for manicures, because here it should only be about $5 which is much ...

<br><br><br>NEXT day we flew to Santa Cruz, only just making the flight. Here we had a day and a half to chill before we took the night train to the Brazillian border and the pantanal. I could really the Brazillain culture starting to blend with the Bolivian here. Skin tones, music, more confidence and attitude. We went to the cinema to see Wolverine in Spainish! There was little else to do on a Sunday morning, and it was only two pounds ...

... the short 35 minute hop. As it was 30 degrees outside in Santa Cruz we spent a half day at the local Aqua park, I swear we have been transported to the Balearics. And in the evening we went to the local multi-plex cinema to watch the new James Bond, which was was in English with Spanish subtitles. I didn´t realise but a large potion of it is set in Bolivia, in La Paz and the salt plains, both where we are due to visit in the coming weeks, coinicidence or what.

3rd Epiphany: I changed my airlines ticket in Sta Cruz A.A. I didn't want to go home! And I am not going to! I had embarked on the bus at about 2:30 in the morning after spending some time in the hut trying to sleep a little. After going thru migracion and riding the bumpy bus thru the Chaco for about 3 hours, the bus stopped at Ibibobe for entry stamp into Bolivia. I had stamped out the night before. It was very early ...

... that enters the prison pays Stuart 250 Bolivianos (equivalent to around 20GBP) Some of this cash goes to the foundation but the bulk of it pays off the guards to allow us foreigners into the prison. We also gave the prisoners gifts, such as cigarettes, toothpaste, shampoo, toilet paper etc. I questioned quite heavily to the point that one of my questions (I can´t remember exactly which one ) was greeted with a slap across my head. No malice ...

... white banners and were chanting relentlessly. There were not too many protesters but, nevertheless, I admired their spirit and would have joined in if I knew the language. I opted for the nearby Residencial Bolivar hostel and was not disappointed with what I found behind the innocuous blue entrance door. It has a pleasant, leafy courtyard surrounded by hammocks, which is also home to the hostel´s two pet toucans (they are awesome, despite the fact that one attached me after le stupid ...

... very cool jet bath!! The other has a toilet and shower seperate. there will be a kitchen and a common room. Also, the roof is being converted to an outdoor common area where barbeques or sunbaking can be had. All brand new and very modern and clean. <br><br>Transportation is not a problem either as Ruthy´s (the coordinator) husband (Lolo) is a cab driver and can take you anywhere (at a cost of course). <br><br>The requirements are minimal: <br>You must be from ...