One of the great joys of travel are the new friends you meet. While we were camped on the Paria River, we met two Swiss travelers at the lottery. Everyday, there is a lottery held to determine who gets to see the Wave rock formations. People from all over the world come to see and photo these formations. Only twenty people per day are allowed to go into the area in order to protect it. Each morning before 9AM, you place your name in a lottery. If your name is drawn, you get to go the next day. If you are not drawn, you can come the second day and have your name put in twice, and on the third day three times. Our Swiss friends had been driving sixty miles each day to enter the lottery, and were having no luck. Lord Kadizzle invoked diplomatic immunity on their behalf, and enabled them to photo the Wave in the later part of the day. In return, the gracious Swiss, who happened to be excellent amateur photographers, sent some of their high quality photos they took that day. This was in addition to the imported beer they brought to our mobile palace parked on the Paria.
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