tired

So I’m attaching a pic to verify that the last SPOT message was indeed in the middle of giant, rain covered,salt flat and not a Google Earth anomaly.   I last slept yesterday at 8am.  Once I recover from the fatigue I’ll give an update of the day’s events.  300miles of dirt and washboard.  Entered Argentina.  700 miles of pavement.  Entered Paraguay.  Filled and drained my truck of 102 liters of diesel fuel.  Filled with 105 liters of gasoline. Spent 90 mins arguing with and mocking, in English, the petty tourist police in Formosa who were trying to extort a bribe at 4am for a  bogus made up charge.  Was refused, then offered, again denied, and eventually granted passage into Paraguay. Although I’m pretty sure it isn’t legal.  Had my phone die, magically start working, then die again.  Had dinner with 7 gringos (peace corp volunteers) in a town of 3000 indigenous Bolivians. Visited 17 ATMs trying to find one that actually worked.  Descended thirteen thousand feet and increased 70 degrees in temp  and somewhere in there I managed to eat a tiny bag of mini oreos and a bottle of coke. 

 

One of the best days of my trip. No place I’d rather be than here in Asuncion, dead tired, hungry and sweating again. Awesome.