| The wrath of Zeus shot in bolts through my | | | | test of endurance if the route encounters a |
| back. My spine was becoming my worst enemy. | | | | traffic accident, landslide, fallen tree, |
| My lower legs and feet were gone. I reached a | | | | creek overflow or vehicle breakdown. Your bus |
| tingling limb upwards from my steamy shroud | | | | may even have breakdown or a flat tire. Be |
| to wipe moisture from my chin and cheeks. | | | | prepared.Such travel treks need not be |
| Where was it coming from, I wondered. Then I | | | | torture though. With a bit of planning and a |
| realized - it was my own tears. A faint green | | | | few helpful items in your repertoire, you can |
| glow from luminous hands told me, only six | | | | brave the lengthiest routes in relative ease |
| more hours to go.Test of EnduranceThroughout | | | | and comfort. Make your sojourn through the |
| Latin America, from Mexico to Chile and | | | | Sierra Nevadas, the Tierra del Fuego, across |
| Argentina, a close-up travelogue will almost | | | | the Pampas or the Andes, a far more memorable |
| unavoidably bring you to a bus ride painfully | | | | and interesting one by heeding these |
| exceeding eight to nine hours. There are | | | | tips.What can you do to ease the drone of |
| numerous routes exceeding 15 or even twenty | | | | hundreds of kilometers passing beneath the |
| hours of spine-pounding roadway grind from | | | | wheels of even the most modern and luxurious |
| Panama through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and | | | | buses?ReadA time-tested standby, reading the |
| beyond. Even a seemingly shorter trip of a | | | | miles away is a great way to pass those |
| mere four to five hours can balloon into a | | | | seemingly endless hours. |