Neither of us could get out of bed this morning, but we eventually made it out & back to 'Olivers Travels' for a full English breakfast with a pint(!) of PG Tips! Ah.....a home from home. We ended up spending a few more hours here supping cups of tea, while trying to sort out how to get to Peru. It seems a mass of Peruvian miners & townsfolk have closed the border & port where we wanted to cross. This is due to some disputes around the government want...

Arrived at 7am to find the hostel we wanted fully booked. So we went to their sister hotel & got a room (straight away) on the 6th floor(!) with cable TV & an ensuite for £17. Luxury at a bargain price. So we put our washing in with them straight away. La Paz is a town built in a vast valley with houses stretching high into the steep hills on either side. A quick stroll to the Plaza De Armes (main square) & back with a 3 course meal each for £1.20 o...

After the slowest breakfast (over an hour to get served as there were 10 of us), during which I shared out the photos from the trip, the boys, Rach & I went off to use the most annoying & non-existent internet in the world! We then had a mooch around the markets for Craig to buy girlie products and for me to buy a soldering iron! The rest of the day was spent in a cafe teaching the boys & Adria how to play Yahtzee, before heading off to our bus to La ...

Last night was soooo much warmer than the night before. So we only needed 2 layers in bed & no hats! Another early start to get off to the Salt Plains. When the cars turned off the road onto a lake, things seemed a little surreal. However, even though the lake stretched to the horizon, it was only about 6-12 inches deep on top of a solid salt base. So we drove slowly across this unusual terrain until we finally reached a cactus island, where we stopped for lu...

Up early from our FREEZING nights sleep (see photo!) & managed to catch a stunning sunrise over the surrounding mountains. No shower, as there was no shower. So a wet wipe/submariners wash before loading up the 3 x 4x4s for another day of Andean sights. A quick climb & clamber over the rocks thrown out into the desert by the volcanoes, followed by:- lagunas; a rocky valley with long tailed rabbits(?); another rocky place for boyband album cover shots; an ...