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That all-night bus ride in Peru had a surprise passenger roster
I hopped on the 11 PM bus from Cusco to Lima last month and it was full of chickens in crates, two goats tied near the back, and a guy snoring with his head practically in my lap. The driver stopped at a random gas station at 2 AM so everyone could buy mystery meat empanadas and I swear the goat got loose for 10 minutes. Has anyone else ended up on a 'deluxe' coach that turned into a mobile farm?
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paige_craig2mo ago
Man, that brings back memories. @hannahj49 said chaos mirrors life, and honestly my life is usually the goat that got loose, just wandering around making a mess while everyone else pretends they got it handled. I once took a night bus in Bolivia where the guy next to me used my shoulder as a pillow for six hours, and I was too tired to push him off so I just sat there like a human mattress. Worse part, he snored louder than the engine, and when the driver hit a pothole, that dude drooled on my jacket. I still think about that bus ride more than some of my actual life milestones.
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hannahj492mo ago
Wow, sounds like travel chaos just mirrors life's constant unpredictability, honestly.
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