So after our journey into the Salar, tired of sitting in a car the whole time, but overwhelmed by the incredible scenery, we arrived back in the hustle and bustle of La Paz once more. That night was our last night together with the whole group, so Christina had arranged for us to go to a nice restaurant and to a bar afterwards. The restaurant was a pan-asian restaurant in a really nice area of La Paz, and we had some wonderful thai curries - yet another welcome...

After all the airport dramas, we finally arrived in La Paz, the highest capital in the world at nearly 4000m above sea level.  Since it was late at night, we decided just to head for the hotel that was the starting point of our tour with GAP Adventures the next day.  Being so high up, the lack of oxygen was noticeable immediately, and we both found ourselves having to consciously breathe in deeply as we could physically feel the weight of the struggle in ou...