3620m Today was our first day without a guide or schedule so we decided to form our own itinerary. Our first port of call was Walisuma, a native Andean shop which had been recommended to visit. However, it was approximately 8km away and situated in Low La Paz, and as there was no way I was getting into a local taxi or minibus, we did the best option available, we took the cable car route. Several years ago there were only 3 of these routes around La Paz, now the...

3620m Up again at 6am for what will hopefully our last long drive trip; Sucre to La Paz. I tried the high mountain coffee, but I think it was a bit old and congealed and on big lump. Needless to say it wasn’t enjoyed. Dirk arrived just before 8am and we were on our way. Now, bear in mind that it is a Sunday and it is 8am, so why is the traffic so bad in a city of 300,000? Roadworks and numerous diversions cost us time getting out of Sucre, but eventually we w...

3620m This morning started calmly with breakfast being held on the roof of the hotel before our guide and driver arrived and we descended into the chaotic hell that is La Paz streets! Our first port of call is in lower La Paz, 300m lower in altitude than where we are currently. We went to see our second Moon Valley, although this one has a better story. La Paz holds claim to the highest golf course in the world and the story goes that Neil Armstrong was playing...

2790m This morning we managed to get into the restaurant in the hotel which is on the second floor and looks out onto the city. Very nice view and not a bad breakfast, although again cereal is served with no milk. We got picked up by Dirk and taken to Dinosaur Park, which is not as bad as it sounds. It is built on the grounds of a cement factory and dinosaur tracks were found as they were cutting away at the side of a cliff. Palaeontologists were called in and ...

2790m This morning we managed to have a relaxed breakfast, check out and then wait in the lobby for our Spanish speaking driver. To our amazement our guide was Dirk, from the Netherlands who speaks English as well as Spanish and Dutch and he was going to be with us for the next 3 days. This means that he will be driving us to La Paz as well, getting us through the hurdles of language. We drove through Uyuni listening to his history of being in Bolivia (tourist ...