The Adventurous and Eccentric Ian from England

Within a few minutes we met some colourful characters, too, including Ian on the left from Sussex. We thought we were adventurous - this English chap was cycling from Vancouver to Patogonia and a few years ago he hitchhiked from Dover to Cape Town which included a 29-day trip down the river Congo on his own in a dugout canoe he bought off a fisherman from Kinshasa . And he's so clean-cut and well-spoken! He's buying vegetarian food from these guys who appeared in the hostel selling homemade food. Although S. Americans, they looked like a double-act : the Pope and the Mujahadeen. We`re meeting so many colourful characters, every one with a story to tell.