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    Posted at 10:05 pm by Charlotte, on January 31, 2019

    Some closing thoughts as we leave South America and embark on the second episode of our adventure:

    South America Room 101:

    • EMILY:
      • mosquitos, sand flies and generally anything with 6 , 8 or no legs
      • milk so bad that not even choco pops taste good!
    • BELLA:
      • sand in the bed
      • being bloodsucked by mosquitoes
    • JAMES:
      • local coffee that tastes akin to Indian chai (the irony being that the best coffee in the world is grown here!)
      • clammy pits (his!)
    • CHARLOTTE:
      • soooooper crappy internet connections
      • dirty toilet paper mounting up in the bin
      • sweet pappy bread
      • taxis without seatbelts
      • hearing sad tales from escaped Venezuelans
      • bat poo in the bed

    Things we will miss

    • EMILY:
      • argentinian steak
      • the street art
    • BELLA:
      • argentinian steaks
      • swinging in hammocks
      • all the cute stray beach dogs
      • kite surfing
    • JAMES:
      • argentinian steak
      • the pace of life (very little ‘chop chop’ happens round here!)
    • CHARLOTTE:
      • power cuts (love a bit of candlelight!)
      • the moments when I manage to have workable conversation in Spanish!
      • pisco sours
      • the flowers
      • the horses
      • the lushness – EVERYWHERE
      • falling asleep to the sound of the jungle or the ocean

    Most of all we will miss our animal and human friends, so a huge tribute and a lifetime debt of gratitude to all those that made our first 6 months so incredibly special, and in particular:

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    Cute faced Tornado

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    Micha

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    Masai

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    Eduardo, Tatiana, Nacho, and Martin

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    Claudia

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    Ignacio, Emma, Elise and Thomas

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    Katherine, Andrew, and Tali

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    Silvia, Christian, Amalia, Leander

    AND NOW……..

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    ………. we are on our way to Japan!  I think we are close to perfecting the trolley train (Bel steers, Em clears the path, and I push!)

    • ← Monico Madness Part III
    • Invasion of the giants →

    Author: Charlotte

    | 4 Comments |

    4 thoughts on “Farewell South America”

    • Matteo Marzano

      February 11, 2019 at 11:42 am

      Love your summing up !
      Waiting your coming news from Japan. Can’t wait…

      Reply
    • Grandpa Suffolk

      February 12, 2019 at 8:31 am

      What a brilliant way to sum up six months of amazing experiences. The likes and dislikes are brilliant and the photos tell it all. One minor point, are you sure it was not mouse poo in the bed, I know all about this (!), if you roll bat poo between your fingers it crumbles but mouse poo just rolls!! Yes, Argentinian steak seems to get several votes and I’m with Bella and Emily, the various assorted animals are cute. So now it is “Snow Monkeys”. Roll on the next blog.

      Reply
      • Charlotte

        February 12, 2019 at 10:16 am

        I stand educated, but what if the poo was more like a sludge in its consistency? Bats on prunes??? Xx

        Reply
        • Grandpa Suffolk

          February 12, 2019 at 10:32 am

          Now that’s a great idea……perfect answer.

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