Modern Mennonites and illegal border crossing (August 12-15)

We finally managed to leave Copper Bank. We had a very hearty good bye with the whole Last Resort Crew. When leaving everybody was following us, some even by bicycle. The most interesting about our leaving was my carriage. Jonathan had done a great job in turning my unstable office carriage into a strong and stable travel carriage for the most uneven roads. The belt he sewed fit perfectly on my hips,...

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We went through hell…

…in the truest sense of the word during the last few days. We went by foot through wild river streams, walked miles after miles through montaneous regions, marched barfeet through thigh-high muddy horse trails, stayed overnight in pure wilderness, had hardly any sleep, and last night we were even attacked by ants. But, we are happy. We managed to enter Guatemala. We are still illegal in the country,...

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The final count down…

We are getting on the road in about 12 hours!!! We have no words to express our happiness We almost finished packing our backpacks and saying good-bye to the people we know. By the way, here is the last development of Katja’s carriage. And this is the last picture with The Last Resort crew: Joe, Jonathan and Zuki.

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We are hitting the road again!

We have to admit that it was a long time since there were any news from our trip Finally WE ARE HAPPY to announce that we are continuing our trip coming Saturday! For the last 5 months we have been living an ordinary daily live in The Last Resort in Copper Bank village. Would you like to hear the truth about this place? You can read in this article which we shared with CoolWorks.com community....

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