Yaahhhhh almost going to be in Brazil by tomorrow. Juist got dropped after after spending 21 hours on a bus. Caught it with Pete and Caroline that had been partying with in Santa Marta after seeing the Ozzy and Kiwi brigade off. 5 hours of not enough kip and a very hot bus station made for very grump travellers!! Managed to catch the ticket dude trying to shaft us for 10K each so gave him some abuse and got it for the right price. Pete and Caz were only planning on going half way but met another Chris on the bus and he gave them some advice so they stayed on till Valencia! Got stuck at the border for 3 hours, had to pay a bribe to the border guards so they wouldnt have to check the bags then the cheeky fuckers did it anyway. Suited me though as I could get out a fleece, tooth brush and my sleeping bag for the night stage (which we had been told nothing about!!). Cue an hour of fucking about with drug dogs which seemed more interseted in stealing everyones dirty laundry. Suffice to say none of the backpackers had any gear as everyone seems to have hard enough time making it last the night nevermind transporting it places. With that fun and games over it was back over the border into Venezuela (which means Little Venice supposedly - almost finished book so resporting to actually reading LP!!). The bus then somehoe changed from a normal bus to fridge con and man was I glad for the sleeping bag. No joke this was thje coldest bus i have EVER been on. God knows how the gereatrics got on when the young pups - like myself!! were struggling!

Bus now have another 4 hours to wait till the next bus, only 23 hours this time to Santa Elaina to check out the Grand Savana and then onto Manaus in Brazil for the home stretch. Have traveled almost the whole wat across the top of S America and nopt nearly impressed as the bottom bits! But have managed to hole up in a internet cafe to charge phone,psp,ipod for next leg and to hide from all the low lifes that seem to live here. Plan on spedning the last hour having some food and playing with my extendable police baton to remind wopuld be muggers that I can quite easily practice on them...best defence is a good offence and all that shit!

Right is turning into a essay and i havent even really anything since last post! Oh but my sunburn seems to be subsidding into some semblence of brownness so might pull the tan off this time :D

Later yáll,

C