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days, she has not been eating, drinking or sleeping because she has
felt too sick, and the lack of sustenance is worsening her condition. It's
a vicious circle. She is feeling better today, and it's our mission to make
sure she eats and drinks and doesn't get ill again.
We're three days in to Costa Rica, and will leave it in two. I am lov-
ing this place. I keep bumping into Australian and American surfers
who come here for the testing waves and awesome beaches. We have
no police escort and don't need one: it is safe here. We sleep by the side
of the road without a qualm.
I am moved by how hard the Costa Rican people work, from
dawn to dark and often with rudimentary tools. I asked the camera-
men to take lots of photos of them. There was a tiny man, no more
than 120 centimetres tall, and frail, and he was dragging a huge wagon
full of farm produce. There were women, young and old, balancing
fully laden baskets on their heads while carrying heavy packs on their
backs. There were kids cutting grass with machetes. I've learned that
many of the local people suffer respiratory problems, because they
inhale the smoke from green wood burnt when they are cooking in
