leader of the pack

Less hassle for those who live in place with drainage systems. Not that life holds much hassle for us in South America, surely it doesn`t. 1 out of 2 people is a biker, and by biker I mean bicyclist or motorist, and by motorist I mean riding a scooter. Sitting outside between 4 and 5 a.m. I managed to count 20+ bikers. (for comparison purposes there were maybe 4 cars at this time) They try to avoid the rivers in the streets and the giant waves that other speedy passerbys produce, usually with no avail. All I have to concerrn myself with is a leap big enough to get myself from the street to the sidewalk and back... and of course helping decide which parking space is situated in a smaller pond. The moto riders are always good for a laugh. There is ALWAYS a girl. Sometimes on the back, sometimes both legs to one side in the front- sometimes 2 girls. I`ll have to get a picture... the girls wearing the "going clubbin` short dress", the girl going to work with her apron, the girls dressed to the hilt cruisin` the main streets- the moto is now a style accessory. I can only hope to get a shot of when they get splashed... it has been raining nearly every day