We got up keen to move on from Uyuni and see what else Bolivia had to offer. We had a team breakfast at Minuteman Pizza (being in a hotel they serve breakfast as well, not just pizza!) All in all Mark and I ate their 6 times and became quite friendly with the owner, expecially after bringing in so many recruits.

We caught a 10am bus to Sucre and there was some confusion with the seats and their numbering but we all got one in the end and set off. The bus ride was fairly long and the roads weren´t great but the scenery was beautiful. We stopped for lunch in the middle of nowhere and Mark and I ate the set meal that was on offer, some alpaca medley...mmm! ha. It was surprisingly ok.

We passed through Potosi on the way and stopped for 30mins. This is officially the highest city in the world although La Paz often takes the honour because its a bigger city and the unofficial capital. At 4090m we were up high. Its quite a depressing place and I am glad we didn´t stop here. Its main industry is silver mining and the conditions for workers are appauling with many of them suffering severe lung diseases and low life expectancy. Seeing that up close didn´t really feel like the right kind of tour to be going on!

We arrived in Sucre at about 8pm and found our hostel, Residencial Bolivia. It was a nice guesthouse 2 blocks back from the main plaza with lovely internal courtyards. We were also pleased to have cable TV!

As a group we decided to stay in Sucre for 4 nights and chill out. It is Bolivia´s official capital and is a small and beautiful city. It has amazing colonial architecture and prides itself on its upkeep. There isn´t a huge amount to do here but its a lovely spot to relax.

We visited a park called Parque Cretácico which is a dinosaur park that backs onto a cement factory. In 1994 some workers at the cement factory were digging against this limestone wall and discovered footprints (tracks). The only reason they stopped digging was due to the poor quality of the earth. Thinking it might be important they eventually let archaeologists come in for a look.

It resulted in a discovery of around 5000 footprints, making it one of the world´s largest paleontological sites. The rockface is now vertical but it would have been a flat and muddy plain. One single set of footprints continues for 350m. The tour guide was very informative and it was worthwhile seeing but once you saw the wall and heard the explanation surrounding it that was basically it. They have tried to make it more by placing dinosaur figurines around the park, which is funny but a bit naff! We have pictures of all this but they are stuck on our hard drive with the salt flat pics...will upload when virus fixed.

The boys were thrilled that some international football was on whilst we were here. They managed to see England vs Slovakia and Argentina vs Bolivia. For those of you that don´t know Bolivia beat Argentina 6-1 in La Paz and the quiet city of Sucre went crazy. It was fun to see and be part of. Obviously Bolivia were the underdog and so they were thrilled with such a convincing victory. They all got in their cars with flags and drove around the streets. I don´t suppose you happened to see the match Agus?!

Kate, Jane and I managed to go to the movies and see Twilight which we had all read whilst being here. We thought it was hysterical but great. We are reading the next ones and obviously can´t wait for these movies too, ha!

Our next stop is La Paz and we are all going together again. It is Jane´s birthday and so we are looking forward to celebrating that.

Sending lots of love and hope everyone is well. xoxox