I believe this is a pteradactyl. I may be wrong.
Indiana Jones type suspension bridge over the river Semaquoi
Another prehistoric animal
Nick 'wins' this week's hat awardOur group consists of 21 people. We've been eating, riding, and socializing as an artificially created family now for two months. Signs of strain are beginning to show!
Last night we had our weekly 'Hat Ceremony'. As I've described previously it is a ritual in which we accuse others of misdeeds. The accused provide their defenses. We then vote on the most egregious. The winner must wear a most ridiculous hat for the following week. I've grown tired of the pettiness involved and have removed myself from the competition. I wore the hat early in the journey for a week, on trumped-up charges. It was very humiliating to wear a Scottish Tam-o-Shanter with a bright orange wig to a rodeo in Cody, WY.
Anyway, last night Alvaro accused Edwin of a criminal offense. As Alvaro would have us believe, he and Young Andy were riding 200 yards behind Edwin (who had his girlfriend Lorraine on the back) when a policeman jumped out from behind a tree with a radar gun and flagged Edwin down for speeding. Edwin did not stop. The cop was pissed and stopped Alvaro and threw the book at him. Alvaro had to pay a fine/bribe and that made him angry. Edwin denied seeing the cop and the counter accusations flew back and forth. Finally the group sided with Edwin because Alvaro's credibility is near zero at this point.
Mini-groups or cliques have formed. There are the hard drinkers, the rebels, the couples and the tour organizers. The team composition changes regularly. But I'm always a rebel!
If I had majored in Psychology I could easily do my Doctoral thesis on this semi-random agglomeration of diverse personalities living together in the stressful Petrie dish of long distance travel.
Last night we had our weekly 'Hat Ceremony'. As I've described previously it is a ritual in which we accuse others of misdeeds. The accused provide their defenses. We then vote on the most egregious. The winner must wear a most ridiculous hat for the following week. I've grown tired of the pettiness involved and have removed myself from the competition. I wore the hat early in the journey for a week, on trumped-up charges. It was very humiliating to wear a Scottish Tam-o-Shanter with a bright orange wig to a rodeo in Cody, WY.
Anyway, last night Alvaro accused Edwin of a criminal offense. As Alvaro would have us believe, he and Young Andy were riding 200 yards behind Edwin (who had his girlfriend Lorraine on the back) when a policeman jumped out from behind a tree with a radar gun and flagged Edwin down for speeding. Edwin did not stop. The cop was pissed and stopped Alvaro and threw the book at him. Alvaro had to pay a fine/bribe and that made him angry. Edwin denied seeing the cop and the counter accusations flew back and forth. Finally the group sided with Edwin because Alvaro's credibility is near zero at this point.
Mini-groups or cliques have formed. There are the hard drinkers, the rebels, the couples and the tour organizers. The team composition changes regularly. But I'm always a rebel!
If I had majored in Psychology I could easily do my Doctoral thesis on this semi-random agglomeration of diverse personalities living together in the stressful Petrie dish of long distance travel.
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