A Broken Toilet, Fun in a Launderette and my Grumpy Knight in Shining Armour
Dispatches from a 16hr overnight bus somewhere in northern Brazil....
So let’s talk about a 16hr overnight bus with a broken toilet shall we? As that sounds like great fun! 😳
We just left the city of Sao Luis yesterday having arrived the day before from our amazing trip to the Lencois Maranhenses National Park.
While in Sao Luis, ChatGPT suggested we go for a wander through the old town ‘in daylight hours’ but as we drove through the crumbling neighbourhoods, and after the excitement of the preceding days, we decided to skip it & head to the ‘Lavanderia’ instead! (Needs must when you’re travelling with scant clothes.)
And what an experience! There was a desk & 2 chairs so we took our computers, bought a couple of cold beers from the convenience store next door, & had a ball while washing our clothes & getting a bit of work done!
Rhett even popped next door for a quick haircut!
The highlight was a couple asking me, in a language I didn’t understand, how to use the washers. Through the universal l…
