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South America, part II: Bolivia

Richard Rosss
2006-04-03 12:30:09

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get the truck out. If its not out today, we will head to Potosi using local transport. I ate a cheese sarnie for 40p - its about the only thing I can stomach at the min. Tonite I may try some Llama steak! Apart from that, just chilling today and get over the disease! Had some really nice food here today - its strange though as meat is cheaper than cheese ( 3 quid for a steak Vs 4.50 for a pizza!)

April 14th

The guys came back from the salt plains empty handed - its still buried. So we are either heading off to Potosi later on local transport or or on the truck. In town today, there is a special Sunday market and it sounds like a parade is happening, somewhere. Earlier there was loud hymns being played in the streets. Monica has also fallen ill with the vomiting bug, she ate a hamburger (same as me) last nite for dinner, so she is in bed feeling crap. At least my virus has gone to a nice home! So for the rest of today, its going to be resting, eating and shopping, really tough! I am feeling better now, so thanks for all your medical advice, esp about the sepositarys!

Well we caught the bus, even though 4 of the others were still with the truck which hadn{t appeared yet! The boneshaker express to Potosi was scary, over mountain passes and sheer drops. Thankfully it was dark, so we couldnńt see much, but they were so comfortable (tons better than the national express or greyhounds!) The bus stopped at 3am as there something wrong, I think the tyre went, but entirely sure. The answer to the question, how many Bolivanians does it take to change a tyre, well about 10! We arrived in Potosi at 4am and went to the hostal, San Pedro which was really nice! TV,s and al!

April 15th

After brekkie, we had a few hours to kill until we were heading down the mines here. Potosi is famous for its mines, and was one of the wealthiest cities ...