So much happening in the world! First of all, it’s Guy Fawkes Day…not that you would know it in Bolivia..:) Voting closes today in the American presidential elections. The world waits, with bated breath. Some will be very unhappy, some may go into hibernation, many will be thrilled. Where do…
A beautiful start to the morning. Not a cloud in a blue, blue sky. It was chilly when we first woke in Poki, though. Only 1.8 degrees, but it soon warms up as the sun rises. It had been a reasonable night, although we were woken by a couple of…
Saturday night and dogs barked and cars revved most of the night. It dawned grey and overcast. The opposite of yesterday morning. The French couple Pierre and Marion and kids, left very early in their Citroen camper and we did not have a chance to say goodbye. A lovely family,…
I’m no longer calling them rest days, but non-driving days. Inevitably they are busy with various tasks. This morning was a lovely sunny day. I have been wearing winter clothing, but now we have descended over a thousand meters, I’m boiling. To start the morning, while Dennis was cooking our…
The hotel was little more than a doss house. People coming back drunk all hours of the night. The bed was more U shape than flat. I found myself adding photos to previous blogs at 1.30am, when wifi was absent. It’s amazing how fast it is when everyone else is…
For anyone considering visiting La Paz, may I make one suggestion. You fly in and explore the city from a downtown hotel. La Paz is not a city to go anywhere near with a car! As Dennis told you yesterday, it is an absolute nightmare of heavy traffic, van taxis…
A day of contrasts The howling wind died down during the night and was calm by the morning. It’s a beautiful location overlooking the lake, with islands not far offshore. However, while cooking breakfast it started to drizzle. The clocks went forward an hour, at the border yesterday. The journey to…
Leaving Puno After breakfast and collecting 5 bags of washing and asking the hotel to move the car that was parked in front of us in the garage, we set off. Poki started pretty easily this morning. Getting out of Puno proved easier than getting in. Once out of town…
A rest day. I hate doing it, but I took a sleeping pill last night. It worked..:) Jen decided yesterday that we should visit some of the islands off Puno, and booked a tour. So, after a modest breakfast in the hotel, we headed off the the port by taxi.…
Lake Las Salinas Very peaceful. We saw no one after we arrived yesterday afternoon. Alone with the vicuñas and 100’s of flamingos. The lake is severely depleted of water and surrounded by salt flats. The water and the flamingos were a long way away. Dennis was awake early. In fact…