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Notes from my travels..

Things I’ve done too much of -

Worn the same two changes of clothes over and over again

Sniffed my clothes to see if I can wear them again. More often than not, I ended up with a plaque clearing, head shaking “woah.”

Eaten dinner alone. ( I wonder if it’s related to wearing the same clothes over and over again. )

Watched bad, mindless TV in my hotel room. I knew it was time to go when I came across a Fran Drescher (The Beautician and the Beast) movie, and I WATCHED IT!!

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Copan, Honduras

When I woke up in Coban, Guatemala, I decided I didn’t want to spend an any more time there. It was more depressing than I like. My room was right off the street, and I haven’t been sleeping much, so I was able to get an early start, about 7:30 A.M. I made a beeline for Honduras, as I wanted to go to Copan. Try to keep this straight - Coban is in Guatemala, Copan is in Honduras. I’ve had a pickle of a time keeping where I’ve been straight. First it was the time zone, then the time, now the city. I’m slowly slipping into oblivion, or blondness. It feels like I’m one 85 year old billionaire away from my own TV show.
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Crossing into Guatemala

Slept well last night - one of those night where you don’t turn all night. I feel better - not perfect but better. I had some minutes left on my Cell Phone that I wanted to use, so I made a few calls, but just missed Carolyn. Sorry about that, if you’re reading. Ended up leaving later than normal, but paying my tourist exit fee was pretty uneventfully, but in retrospect, I shouldn’t have paid it. Why? Because I was about to have a crazy day.

So it’s early when I’m on the road. I am heading for the border crossing at something Jaguar crossing. I’d read that there was a river you had to cross, so in my minds eye I had a ferry across the river, in a somewhat busy town.
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