The Arsenal

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA -- We´re right in the middle of Argentina´s second biggest city and, believe me, with Cordoba´s seven (count ´em seven) universities, it ripples with a welcome young energy. It´s a suitable time as any to rattle off an itemized list of what all I´ve been toting across all these latitudes: -Shirts (4) -Wool Socks (3) -Pants (2) -Motor Oil (1 qt.) -First-Aid, Toothbrush, etc. -Patch Kit, Spare Tubes, Air Pump -English-Spanish Dictionary, Maps -Rope -Camp Stove, Pot, Pan -Plate, Cup, Fork -Knife -Tent -Sleeping Bag -Flashlight -Water Filter ...and a nylon hammock. I´m fiercely determined to carve into the meat of a coconut while swinging in the Atlantic breeze -- that coconut coming from the very palms I've lashed the hammock between. Go ahead, call me a dreamer. I dare you. The hammock will hang.