Day 99 - Heading for El Salvador

(Ursula) I tried to take a morning walk with Büsi, but the poor creature was shaking with fear all over his body.

Wolfgang & Barbara wanted to rest for a few more days, while we preferred moving on to El Salvador and meeting them later on the road.

Before leaving the country, we had to get a replacement part for our Coleman stove.

Then we endured the border crossing into El Salvador. On the Guatemalan side, officials tried to charge us money for things that didn’t make sense. When Heinz politely asked for a written receipt, they grumpily let us leave.

The El Salvador side was complicated, but all went smoothly. It just required lots of time and patience.

Immigration requested us to fill out a particular form. It seemed extremely important that the field “Occupation” was filled in. We had to giggle about that.

After that, the Carnet de Passage en Duane had to be stamped. Then the camper was thoroughly examined by customs. What could we be hiding?

A hundred yards further, there was another checkpoint - the Transit Police. Thank God we had our liability insurance and all the papers in order. The only thing we still needed to pass is the military checkpoint. Oh well, it is all part of the experience!

Stats: Miles 196, Expenses $41.75Read more