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San Miguel or New Reno? 

Hola qué tal ustedes cabrones?!? Been another fun one. Déjame decirte sobre todo joder!

Entonces…..donde estábamos? Ah yes! After our brief stay in San Salvador we get on our bus for San Miguel in the south. Plan is to spend the weekend here then head for port on Tuesday to get on the boat Wednesday. 

The bus station to get Southeast is a new one so get an Uber over there and pretty quicky get on the bus to San Miguel. $5 for a 4 hour bus ride nay bad! Bus fills up quick but I’m the only gringo here and It gets rather tedious. Halfway through my internet completely craps out and cannot fix. Fkn mint! We Gunna be flying blind when we get to San Mig.

Skipping some detail we arrive – bus didn’t stop in the terminal and had to shout to drive to let me off. Now to spend 35 mins hauling the ring through fking Mordor to our gaff – it was high 30s, muggy as fk with the smell of burning diesel everywhere where there was a road. If you don’t take the road you pass through markets where this time of the day meat be getting stinky, and there was a lot of raw meat about

I get to the place I was planning to stay the weekend at – because I need to set down and take care of admin for a bit. Anyway had a offline copy of the map so navigated my way here and I did not like the place on the way in. I get real pissed off and decide I’m only doing one night here and if they get arsy with me I’m getting on the next bus to la union and chancing it.

I get to the gaff and ring the bell. No answer. Ring the timbre otra puta vez. Nothing!! Start banging it and shouting “FAAACK” outside….2 mins later as I’m about to say fk it and leave Mrs lady comes out and I ask her if this is the place? “Si”. I immediately ask to drop from 4 nights to 1 and explain that my internet has been out all day – still was not lying here but got to play whatever hand you got when it comes to refunds or not getting chiselled! 

Luckily she is reasonable and is cool about it. I get the keys to the room. It’s a lovely place with a fridge, TV and kettle even. Was pretty pleasant here. I feel sorry for her. She clearly put a lot of work into making a nice place here but it’s a losing battle when the area around it is a complete dive.

I freshen up chill for a bit and head out. Lucky there’s a supermercado nearby so i load up on some tins and munch because it’s going to be an early one here. On my way back it gets dark and I step in a gutter and end up grazing my knee. Luckily I came into it cleanly and was able to break the fall or it could have been *crunch!! LA PUTA MADRE!! I get back and inspect and just a graze with a slight bit of blood. Clean it up dab some pox in a wipe and hit it just to be sure. Pox is a mexican hard liquor by the way. I bought a little bottle of it back in San C. Muy útil!

So despite being shook up I go have a look round and go eat some pasta at this place. Nice food but no beer or vino. Wierd but only place close by. Let’s find a bar for a quickie? Only place in town near is this hotel bar and casino across the main drag from my place. Okay then. Go over to there and I’m starting to really think shit I might just get mugged at knife or gunpoint in this town if I push my luck.

Get real jittery and start hiding my working cards in the sole of my shoes and drink up and head back. I stop by the casino on my way out to waste a tenner on the slots because why not? No wins there. 

Make it back without getting mugged or breaking bones on sidewalks. I watch some shit on the telly and have my tins and turn in. Doing the right thing moving on. Eso es todo!

No photo gallery this time – was too busy watching my step on the sidewalks!