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Corrientes

  1. August 31, 2009

    Correcting Your Mistakes – on Camera

    The successes, and failures, of trying to fix an expensive video camera with the wrong tools.

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  2. August 4, 2009

    Back to Base – Corrientes

    It was a long-standing promise that I had made to my friends that one day I would return to my old original YWAM base in the north of Argentina. Even though it was my first contact with YWAM and a place where I still have many friends,…

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  3. September 11, 2006

    2 Days in Corrientes

    Well, my two days here are up. It has been fantastic to catch up with all of my friends that I have not seen for 6 months, and I have made full use of the Internet while here with phone calls on Skype to my family all through the night.

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  4. March 12, 2006

    Time is a Wastin’

    Well, here it is at midday and I am still trying to get this motorbike working. It is rapidly changing from an object of joy to an object of trouble and woe. I just went into town today and bought another fuel tank. When I replaced it I…

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  5. March 12, 2006

    I’m Going – By Bike

    Many have called me crazy. Many have called me brave. Others just shake their heads when they contemplate the 827km journey that I am about to embark upon on my Siambretta motorbike.

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  6. March 11, 2006

    Siambretta – Almost Ready

    After the paperwork saga, Sergio and I visited my motorscooter to see how the repairs were going on it. When we arrived the bike was mostly together, and old Mr. Verdun told me that it was almost ready to start, but he wanted it for…

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  7. March 11, 2006

    Old People – Photos While Waiting

    Some more photos taken while waiting for the paperwork to be completed on my motorscooter. This time it is of old people that lived nearby or wandered past. The photos are taken in the same section of town, but in different areas.

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  8. March 10, 2006

    Siambretta Mobile Again

    It looked like rain today, all around us. Even so, I needed to work through some more paperwork for my motorbike. So climbing onto one bus and then another, I arrive an hour later than suggested by Mr Verdun at his house to pick up my…

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  9. March 8, 2006

    To-Go Or Not-To-Go

    That is the question that I am asking myself right now. Should I or should I not go to Salta on my newly acquired motorbike. Ideally the answer would be yes, but right now it is a big unknown.

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  10. March 8, 2006

    Watch the Air-conditioning Drops

    On hot days like today, wherever you go in the city, there are big puddles of water on the footpaths, often running down into the gutters. Some of these puddles can be extremely slippery too, depending on the surface they are found.

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