Arrival in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

It was a long flight from Amsterdam to Lima made worse by very strong smelling South-American fella besides me. In order to get to Bolivia I had to clear my luggage in Lima and then check it in again for Santa Cruz. After a long wait for my connecting flight I have now arrived in Santa Cruz. Fortunately I could catch a few hours of sleep now and then. It's now 5 o'clock in the morning and I am enjoying my first cup of (Brazilian) coffee before heading to town. I'll see how long I can make it today before I collapse ;-)

It's now 6.30 am and I have just arrived at the hotel where they were so kind to check me in at this hour. So far everybody has been absolutely sweet even though very few speak more than a few words of English. I really have to learn some Spanish. For now I'll freshen up a bit and have a short nap. It'll get light soon and I'll go out for a first impression of Santa Cruz. The taxi ride from the airport took about 20 min and I don't know how many dealers for heavy agricultural equipment I've seen on the way. Most bizarre vehicles. Really funny. Couldn't take photographs unfortunately.