Jul 31, 2005 - A long day travelling from Santa Rosa to Peurto Velho, Brazil

Instead of going back to Rurrenabaque then back on the same road (taking 8 hours in total), we left the tour at a dusty town called Santa Rosa, just outside the Pampas. We said goodbye to everyone and I gave anti-British a piece of my mind. I won't be missing him. 99% of the time you meet the most amazing people while travelling, but there is always a black sheep in the pack. We were told there is 1 bus a day that never leaves at a particular time. When we got to Santa Rosa, however, there was one already waiting - but it was full. We tried...