Long term travel definitely attracts some unique people to put it lightly. Maybe all of us that are crazy enough to choose such an unconventional life-style are a little off, but some more than others for sure.
I think that I should write a book profiling some of the people I have met on the road. This idea first came to fruition on my first long-term solo trip to South East Asia. Some of you that read my blog traveled through Laos with me. I am sure you haven’t forgotten the Gold Smoking Ninja either, he was my prime inspiration for this idea.But at a close second would be a man that I met in Brazil.
He looks like the tall quiet guy from the American office, but I will not divulge what country he is from to protect the identity of the unique. I had seen him before, he sort of scurries around like a chipmunk carrying crystals. This is our first (and unfortunately not our last, I had one other but he didn’t remember me from the first one) conversation. This is as verbatim as I could possibly be and how it started, no introductions or anything.
Him: have you got your crystals yet?
me: um, I don't think I'll buy any, I am traveling with a backpack.
Him: Yeah, they are really good to buy here. It is good to buy them here. You can touch them and the warmer ones conduct the most energy and you can bring them to current and they charge.
me: oh, ok.
him: I know a lot about crystals. I was alive in Atlantis before it sank and I was (insert name of somebody important in Atlantis. Yeah, that's right). And then, when it sank, I grabbed the (insert name of some crystals or something that he assumes I should know the name of, in fact, I got the point that he assumes everyone knows the name of) and swam with them to Macchu Piccu (this is in the mountains by the way but apparently it wasn't then I suppose.) and buried them under the sun temple. Are you going to Macchu Piccu?
Me: um, I think. . .
him: because I need to turn on the crystals if we are going to save the world from 2012. Because I burried them I am the only one that can do that and I failed in my last lifetime because i forgot but there was another guy who was here last week that was guarding them, but he left them. SO I am going t go there and dig them up and activate them because I know how. They are under the sun temple. Im going to bring a shovel and dig them up.
me: I don't think they let you dig at Macchu Piccu.
him: no?
me: no, they probably won't let you in with a shovel.
him: Well, I'll go at night.
True story. Just thought I’d share.
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