La Presidente

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Mon 13 Sep 2010 22:58
La Presidente, Aguas Calientes
 
 
 
 
 
 
We were met at the train station and cut through the market, saw the edge of a small busy town en route to our hotel
 
 
 
 
 
The first laugh was the Freyans shower room, an obvious late addition, would have loved to see the chippie face as he did the cut out
 
 
 
 
Our view. I waved at the train driver at two thirty in the morning and could nearly shake hands with him. Never been that close ever.
 
 
 
 
 
Our toilet was better when used side saddle. We had spares nearby if we needed anything
 
 
 
First time we have eaten with a pan band, train and biting creatures who cared zip about 100% deet
 
 
 
 
 
Not a small one, Alan had a swift lesson
 
 
 
 
 
Later on a football supporters homecoming. Bear loved being in a real live train set
 
 
 
 
 
We explored - the town has built as the need for accommodation has increased, a pretty view over the river
 
 
 
 
 
Amazing pictures
 
 
 
 
 
A bit of make do and mend
 
 
 
 
 
No matter what soup we had it vaguely tasted like chicken and had similar hue. We all ended up with bites. A German called them fleas, we said flies. No matter what insect repellent we used we got nabbed. They had a penchant for elbows to wrists, under watch and wedding ring, knees to ankles. Anne had a call of nature en route down from the Sun Gate and in twenty seconds had nineteen bites on her nether region, we took her word for the number, but no reason to doubt witnessing her discomfiture. We soon learned to judge how long anyone had been in the town by their bite marks. These little creatures would appear with no noise and the first you knew was a tiny pin prick of blood. Over twenty four hours the bite would take on a life of its own, the itching phenomenal. I itched on a daily basis two weeks later.
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL EXPLORERS HAVE TO BE MADE OF RUGGED STUFF
                    I THOUGHT IT WAS A BRILLIANT, FUN TOWN