After getting dressed, and having two more fruit & seed bars for breakfast to ease the nausea, I head out to have a proper look round, but first to the internet cafe to add some pictures and write some blog before I disappear for 8 days. It is such a glorious day, blue skies, a few clouds and hot sunshine! Hurrah! After struggling with how to down loads pictures with all instructions in Spanish, it was time to head back to the hotel to meet Julia from Happy ...

As soon as I came out of the security area there was an office where you could book taxi´s, being blond and pale, spot the tourist! I had read these are good places to get taxi´s as they are a set fee and you pay the office rather than the taxi driver so less chance of getting ripped off- $5 dollars and away I go! Its was about 30 minute drive to here I was staying, and the driving was foot down and everyone for themselves which felt abit like being on a funfa...

Well as you imagine everything wasn´t as smooth as you hope but I suppose it all adds to the story! I got to the airport a little before 5.30pm, it was the first time I have flown with KLM and the first time I had used self service which unfortunately did not recognise my flight number nor my passport, which I thought was quite amusing- what a great start! Obviously it got sorted out as most of you know I am already here. They explained that my connecting flig...

I am leaving for the airport in 3 hours, so thought I'd take the opportunity to type out, word for word, the Bunny Ears Challenge I have been set by work (Irwin & Fletch obviously) so you can follow my successes while on my travels! Melinda Henley's Rabbit Ear Challenge Your mission is to wear your 'special ears' at key strategic locations throughout South America, strictly adhering to the terms and conditions below: 1) Lonely hotel room- Night 1. (probabl...