Day 139 - Leaving Boa Vista

(Ursula) After "Schnauz" reluctantly handed over our belongings, we said goodbye to all the folks who had supported us: Transit Police Chief Zimmerman (we gifted him a bottle of rum from Venezuela), policeman Moises who witnessed the accident, Arletti, who had provided us with food every day, Walo's friends, Ron (who gave us bananas and three jars of homemade fig jam), and the missionaries Joe and Diane Buttler.

Then we visited the boy, Francisco, at the hospital one last time. He was upbeat and all smiles, giving us hope and making us feel better. He could already wiggle his toes a bit, which we took as a good sign. I wished we could have stayed until he fully recovered.

Then we quickly visited the church to pray and left town. When we got to Caracaraí we first stopped by Francisco's parents. We had mixed feelings about being confronted with them and didn't know what to expect. But it went over smoothly. We handed them the cash we had agreed upon.

The family was operating a banana business. We purchased a large stem from them that probably weighed over 20 pounds. It will be our primary food source during the upcoming boat trip to Manaus.

Büsi is not feeling better after yesterday's shot at the Vet. We feel so bad for the poor thing. If he could only tell us what to do!

Stats: Miles 92, Expenses $70.43Read more