May 14, 2006
Day 228
NKM Adventure Day 5
Craig and I got up once again at sunrise to walk the rest of the way to Florida. Fransisco decided to join us and led the way. We thought we still had to walk about two hours, but to our surprise, Florida was less… Read More: Bolivian Beurocrats »
May 13, 2006
Day 227
NKM Adventure Day 4
At sunrise, we got up, had a quick breakfast, and started walking. We figured we had about eleven hours of daylight left, which would give us enough time to get to Florida by dark as long as we kept a reasonable pace. We were… Read More: The Long Walk »
May 12, 2006
Day 226
NKM Adventure Day 3
Today was spent almost entirely on a bus. It left a few hours late, so we could forget about walking during the day.
After a few hours, we stopped for lunch. Craig noticed a group of gringos getting out of a 4X4, so we… Read More: Riding To The Middle Of Nowhere »
May 11, 2006
Day 225
NKM Adventure Day 2
We got to San Ignacio very early today and immediately started preparations for our trip to Noel Kempff Mercado National Park. From the tourism information office, we learned that tonight a bus could take us to Santa Rosa, about an hour away, and early… Read More: More Info In San Ignacio »
May 10, 2006
Day 224
NKM Adventure Day 1
We decided to have breakfast at the same vegetarian restaurant we ate supper at last night. They had a lot of whole grain pastas and cereals, so we started stocking up for our upcoming adventure in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park.
The next town… Read More: Preparing For Noel Kempff Mercado »
May 9, 2006
Day 223
This morning Craig and I went to the immigration office to try to extend our tourist visas. For whatever reason, Bolivia's policy is to give only thirty days instead of the usual ninety for tourists to stay in the country, but supposedly, they can extend that period without any… Read More: Shortchanging The Australians »
May 8, 2006
Day 222
Today was mostly spent catching up on my blog and trying to plan out the next month or so. Craig and I moved to a hotel more near the center of town, found out that there is actually a tourism information center here, and learned about a few of… Read More: Trying To Catch Up »
May 7, 2006
Day 221
For the second day in a row, Craig and I rode on a bus all day. We stopped at the immigration center at someplace seemingly in the middle of nowhere at 3:00 AM. Once again, I was harassed because my visa was good for nine years. Everyone who has… Read More: Back In Bolivia »
May 6, 2006
Day 220
Our agreed upon destination for the day was Pozo Colorado, a few hours northwest of Concepción. The reason for going there was to get an exit stamp on our passports. There is no immigration at the border with Bolivia, and although there is a city called Filidelphia closer to… Read More: The Only Way Out »
May 5, 2006
Day 219
The ship pulled into Bahia Negra early this morning. Craig and I got off right away, but activity continued around the ship all day. It became a market of sorts as eager townsfolk boarded to buy their much-needed fruits and vegetables from the vendors.
Our first task for today… Read More: A Rechid Day »
