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March 7, 2006
Time to Celebrate – Almost
Well, after so many weeks of fighting, running around, paying fees, and seeking solutions, I finally have the receipt to say that it is now all over. Of course, it is not completely over yet, but the worst of it certainly is. Now comes the…
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March 7, 2006
The Paperwork Saga Continues
Starting early in the morning, Sergio and I raced into town intent on finishing all of the outstanding paperwork on my Siambretta motorscooter. We had prepared our paperwork the evening before and could see that we were now very close. So…
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March 5, 2006
I never left Saenz Peña, But Maybe Tomorrow
Today was the day. I had all my parts together now. They only needed to be assembled I would be on my way. Perhaps even by midday. It was good to know that things were now going well. I checked out of my hotel and wandered down to Pipa’s…
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March 5, 2006
She Broke Down Again
It was a perfect day yesterday with beautiful blue skies. I was cruising along the main highway towards home with Jorge, the leader of the YWAM base in Puerto Madryn, on the back of my bike when suddenly there was no more power left. By…
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March 4, 2006
Football Match in Entre Rios
It is Sunday today, and upon my arrival in the bus, I search out Guido, a good friend from the mission. He is down at the church, where the service has just finished, and I find him farewelling his parishoners. After greeting and catching…
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March 3, 2006
Off to the Mechanic
Earlier this morning Oscar and I connected our bikes together with rope and he towed me along to my mechanic. It took only 15 seconds for my mechanic to work out the problem and he did not look very excited that it had happened.
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March 2, 2006
Plumbing in Entre Rios
When I got to the mission here in Entre Rios, I was first shown to my room and then shown how to use the shower. It was not that the shower was hard to understand at all, just that there was no water in the shower. To get water for the…
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March 2, 2006
Return to Entre Rios
It has been a long time since I was last here. August 2004 during the practical part of my YWAM Discipleship course I came here to Entre Rios, a small town in the middle of a long winding journey between two cities of Bolivia. That was…
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March 1, 2006
The Journey To Entre Rios
Having travelled to Entre Rios back in 2004 from the other end of this winding road and only during the night, I was very interested in seeing this side of the road that leads to my destination. Even better was that I was about to travel…
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March 1, 2006
Arriving in Tarija, Bolivia
Well, I have just stepped off the bus from Bermejo at the Bolivian border with Argentina. The bus ride took about four hours and involved a range of obstacle courses. I managed to sleep for some of the journey, making up for the lost sleep…
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