Ha, haha. Was going to start the post off differently but haha and laughing is the headspace at the moment. Because, good buddies, it is so fucking funny that the cannabis love affair in part two continues with another episode of apples and bananas.
This time however a pilgrimage. Three days pilgrimage; 30 kilometres walking up a stupidly big hill to start with, and of course only stopping to smoke joints and darts while others were setting up kitchens. Yeah, hiking in Ecuador on a main road to get out of the Paro, many were doing it, just the one gringo. The Paro which on Thursday was agreed to cease, and then, on Friday, was clearly unagreed. More road blocks than the two to three weeks before. It does not look to be getting better, am not there, it can go from my head.
Then, next challenge, trying to work out the network of cars, bikes, taxis, and buses to get to a bus that could take one anywhere, north or south. 60 hours after starting am where I am, a great place to be, there are lots of beautiful women here!
Here is a hot tip young players however; bananas, apples, nuts and chocolate are much better snacks than cannabis when hiking, they give one a lot more energy. In fact, cannabis made the first 10 or so hours a lot harder than they needed to be. It was alright though, we got it done, had a bloody good time.
Funnily, the final day of travel, yesterday was both the easiest and hardest.
A one-minute walk to the bus, an expected easy bus day, four hours only and then one more to go to the little town of interest. Five hours total, no stress, be there for a late lunch.
Unfortunately the direct road is not passable at the moment, nothing to do with any strike, just a fucked road the saleslady tells me, ocho horas, eight hours ….. Ended up being ten, 11 with the extension. Buggered.
There were no breaks until the seven-hour mark, no cannabis, yeah cannabis and buses go together very well. Glad the whole trip is done though, we (cannabis and me) got to get together all morning, chill and walk. That road too, if one has parranoia or a fear of heights, maybe not cannabis during, maybe do, it’ll be a version of fun.
And now, together we are snacking on a version of bananas, fruit smoothie and waiting to meet with a beautiful woman. Yeah, good buddies, and great buddy, cannabis and apples and bananas, finally worked this shit out.