In Boliva now...wow it is backwards here! But so, so beautiful and different every minute.
Arrived a few days ago at the boarder of Argentina and Bolivia, we walked crossed the boarder (I attached myself to some other English speaking tourist who were headed in the same direction), walked through a very slow customs (which advertised bano´s but they were locked (crossed legs for a very long time!)), then waited in line for 8hrs for the last five tickets for the train to Uyni.
We arrived at Uyni about 3am (2hrs late) and quickly sorted ourselves out with a hostel.
Introducing the hostels of Bolivia; no toilet paper and you have to use a bucket to flush (understandable in the desert but in the city???), toilets (banos)/showers are locked until your allowed to use them, you pay extra for a shower (if they have showers) or you pay extra not to have a cold shower but the rooms are cheap and clean, the staff have been friendly (even if they have to put up with me not speaking Spanish) so far the beds have been comfortable and warm, so I`m just going to suck it up and hope my attitudes improves.
Last night I paid $30 bolivianos; aka the BOB ($4.85AUD) and got my self a hotel room. I wanted to pay $50 BOB ($8.09AUD) for a single room with bano but they didn`t have any left.
For the last three days I have been on a tour to the salt fields, hot springs and Bolivia’s largest desert. It was a lot of driving through a hot, dry, and dusty (salty in the salt lakes) but impressive country side.
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More photos of the three day trip are available by clicking here
We stayed in hostels all the way, they were as above clean and comfy beds, but the last one didn`t have showers, electricity was available after dark only and my iPod, I think it´s broken! (cry cry cry) I need to charge it up and see what happens; hopefully it is ok... pray for me!
I have been suffering from altitude sickness for the last few days, out of breath, dizzy and dry lips from breathing through my mouth but mostly headaches and wanting to throw up. I have been to the “farmacia” today. She didn`t speak English but I mimed a headache and she said "Ahhh..?Latitude. Sick?"... "SI! Senorita" and she game me something in tablet form for the headaches and the occasional wish to vomit.
Latitude sickness didn`t take my appetite away though...
Today I am going to Sucre on the 7pm bus (12 hours of bus, no bano!). They have an artist market there and I`m hoping for cheap presents and handmade goodies to take home.
After there I will probably head to Santa Cruise and into the jungle. If I have time I`ll head to Copacabana and Trinidad for a couple of days before heading to La Paz (to do the "Death Road Ride" it`s ok Mum, I won`t die but I will get a free t-shirt at the end!).
On the 25th of Feb I have a flight to Mexico from La Paz
Fin. Now go look at some photos.
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