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delayed...again

The plan was to arrive in Colombia yesterday, the capital city of Bogota, but instead I find myself in a posada in the middle of Venezuela not even half way there. How did I exactly end up here?

Four weeks ago I set out north from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador via plane, a bus ride several days later and later than planned, I ended up in Recife. Another extra day there than expected, I took a hungover 34 hour bus ride to Belem staying less than 12 hours before boarding a 5 day turned 6 slow boat to Manaus. Two recovery nights and then it was north to Venezuela via a two buses, a cab, and a little walking over a period of 24 hours. Arriving in Santa Elena de Urien, I walked into a tour office first thing and found a trek going up Monte Roraima the next day. The following six days were sleeping in a tent and the 7th wasted recovering before catching an 11 hour night bus to Ciudad Bolivar where I had arranged a tour and flight to Angel Falls. Now I sit in a hostel, almost a week behind schedule + today as the plane broke itself and everyone else was booked up.

But what schedule am I talking about and why do I have one? I am always running late and therefore I hate schedules so the majority of this trip so far has been without. However the new addition to the crew arrived in Bogota, Colombia two days ago.

Mr. David as you may recall from Guatemala stories, has officially joined this crazy trip and promises to bring enthusiasm and perhaps a different perspective to living life on the road. So while I finish up my trip in Venezuela spending the last few bolivars in my pocket climbing waterfalls, David will be exploring Bogota. So welcome David and good luck putting up with me for the next however many days, months and years...

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