We traveled down the Min River from Nanping in a small sampan, flying the American flag for protection against bandits and soldiers. Those were the days when the Stars and Stripes still afforded some protection.

I'm going back into lurkership - but I'll probably pop up from time to time, be warned!

the aspect and accessories of a den of banditti

[…] of a bioceanic railway corridor connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the heart of South America.