At 1:30 AM when the plane landed, I was in ecstasy. In heightened anticipation I thought to myself, Within minutes I’m on the Kwatta Road where I’ll be taking my second leg of my Suriname cross country walk!
Things were looking good. The weather was at 23º Celsius. I was the second in queue for the visitors’ lane at customs. I handed my documents.
“Where is your entry visa?”
“I only have what is there. I was not told.”
“They gave you a boarding pass without a visa?”
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