Up at 7am we grabbed breakfast at the hostel and headed to the office of the company we booked the mine touur with - Yvonne had opted out and one of the Austrian boys Robert had decided to book with another company. We all jumped in a minivan and headed to the tour depot where we were all given waterproof trousers, jackets, wellies and a hard hat with a head torch. We also bought scarves to put over our mouths. We then headed to the miners market with our guide ...

Up at 7am we grabbed breakfast at the hostel and headed to the office of the company we booked the mine touur with - Yvonne had opted out and one of the Austrian boys Robert had decided to book with another company. We all jumped in a minivan and headed to the tour depot where we were all given waterproof trousers, jackets, wellies and a hard hat with a head torch. We also bought scarves to put over our mouths. We then headed to the miners market with our guide ...

Another early start (we were dying for a lie in!) we headed to catch the bus - it was quite a small bus - luggage was put on the roof and we all climbed on - it was very bumpy and nerve racking as we were driving along mountains with sheer drops! An hour into the journey the bus broke down and had to be pushed luckily it did start again! After 6 long hours we arrived in Potosi - the highest city in the world! 4070 meters above sea level. It is set against a back...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOUISE!! xxx Another 6.30am start, breakfast and set off at 8.. but the sun was shining! Yay! We drove to a little town called San Cristobal to have a little wonder and stop at the shop! We then drove quite a while to a train cemetery. An antique train cemetery. It is 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) outside Uyuni and is connected to it by the old train tracks. The town served in the past as a distribution hub for the trains carrying minerals enroute to P...

Today we had to be up at 6.30am for breakfast at 7. It was absolutly poruing down! We then headed off in our 4x4 at 8am (I think i forgot to mention that our 4x4 the petrol gauge and speedo did not work!) We drove to the Siloli Desert where there is a stone tree - The desert has sets of rock formation as result of wind erosion - it was freezing here and actually snowing a bit! We then drove quite a while across different terrain and the snow was getting heavier...