Driving to Asuncion

I woke up this morning and realised that we have just ten days left before we reach Rio and the end of the truck section of this epic journey. We have just five drive days and five non-drive days to go. We have two more nights in a hotel and eight nights in our tent. I have to say, I'm looking forward to being in one place for a while!

Today, we had 400 kilometres to cover to reach Paraguay's capital, some of which were on very dodgy roads. Luckily for us, Ritchie and Nikki decided that we wouldn't leave until 8am so that we could all enjoy another of the posada's delicious breakfasts.

After breakfast, I realised that I had missed a call from Fiona. My heart sank. I called her straight back. It was the news we didn't want to hear. Mike passed away this morning. As much as it isn't a shock, it's still very sad. We will all miss him, especially Fiona, obviously. I messaged the girls and got replies from both of them. It's at times like this that we really wish we weren't so far away!

We were waved off by Hendrick and his family. I wish them all nothing but the best and hope that their business flourishes.

We set off under very cloudy skies. It was still very warm, though. The scenery was mainly rural with lots of livestock and crops in the fields.

We had several stops on the way to Paraguay's capital city. All of the service stations had a wide range of products at prices so much cheaper than in Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile!

We got stuck in rush hour traffic as we entered Asuncion. Everywhere seemed very chaotic and run down. I didn't take any photos. We arrived at our hotel just outside the historic centre at around 7.30pm. We didn't need anything else to eat, so we spent the rest of the evening relaxing in our air-conditioned room!Read more