We saw the advertisement of a campsite on his maps and after thanking him, we immediately left to find this place. We asked for the price in one or two hotels and while I probably was outside the most expensive one, Stergios met a guy carrying tourist maps advertising hotels and restaurants of the region. We had read that the prices in Paraguay were generally low, so with no stress at all, we decided to continue towards Asuncion until we find a cheap place to spend the night. However, in Paraguay the security lane was for motorcycles! The other fact that made the situation more surreal was that every 10-20 meters, there were bumps on the security lane to discourage driving on it, but every time we tried to drive on the correct lane, a car or a truck would angrily honk to us to make us return to the security lane! (Stergios used all the curses he knew to describe how annoying this was for him!)Ī quick pass through Brazil / Κάναμε κι ένα σύντομο πέρασμα από ΒραζιλίαĪpart from this detail with the security lane, our trip was very peaceful and according to our calculations, we would need 2-3 days to cover a distance of 330kms and get to Asuncion. From the first few kilometers, we realized that there was a rule for all the motorcycles: we had to drive on the security lane (yes, exactly the lane where no one is supposed to drive on and it’s only for those who have to stop for security reasons!). The problem was that it was a single lane road and with all this heavy circulation, driving on it was a tricky matter. It was the unique road to connect the two big cities, so all the trucks and the other large vehicles were moving there during the whole day. What was not only our impression for sure waw what was happening on the national road which connects Ciudad del Este and Asuncion. More chaotic and noisy…maybe it was our impression only. The first city of Paraguay we saw, was different from what we were used to until that moment. We were in Paraguay! Specifically, we crossed the borders with Brazil and we got to Ciudad del Este.
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