BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER (CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA)

DSC00100It was 1978, I had hitchhiked across the South Pacific on other peoples boats and was living in San Francisco.  I met some backpackers from Denmark who were on their way to Peru, South America.   They had heard from other backpackers that the Incas have a Sun Festival called Inti Raymi that only happens every 300 years.  It sounded so cool and what an opportunity if it only happened every 300 years!  I was working and saving to continue my trip to England.

Well, I just changed my plans.

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CLAM BAY (BAHIA SANTA MARIA, MEXICO)

“I hear there are clams up that river”, said Steve who was cruising on his boat from Gig Harbor, Washington. “That’s right’ piped in his wife. “I read in the cruising guide, there is a small creek heading north from that beach that has lots of clams. We just need some buckets and something to shovel with.” The idea sounded great to us. A little land excursion is always good when you are living on a boat. (more…)