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Trip around the world in 63 days, 2003
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At the roadside we often find a kind of pumpkins. They look like small watermelons, but taste like bitter cucumbers. Of course we collect the seed to grow them in our garden.
In this large area there is the infamous 20 year weather cycle. The cycle starts with lots of rain, the lakes are filling, the country is lush green and the agriculture is very successful. Then the rain slowly stops and the area dries out. In this period often all-destroying fires occur. The agriculture stops. Now we are 6 years in the cycle and another 14 years of drought can be expected.