Day 35

Monday 6^th December 2010

The day started as we pulled into la Paz bus station at 7.30am. Thanks to the Phenergan (sedatives) we had taken we had slept surprisingly well on the night bus. That said I felt like I had slept in a straight jacket as Iris who was in front of me had reclined her seat so much that I couldn’t move an inch!

We headed to our hotel on a pre booked transfer – a 36 seater coach for 4 of us! And it was only a 5 minute journey! On arrival we were lucky enough to be able to check in straight away. Feeling a bit like a space cadet we emptied piles of dusty desert laundry from our bags, dropped them at reception and headed out in search of breakfast and wifi.

The hotel in Uyuni didn’t even have internet so we’d been cut off for 5 days. We were delighted to hear that England was trouncing the Aussies in the cricket – we’ll be in Oz in a couple of weeks so good to get a win under our belts before then. We were also mildly amused at the plight of the UK as the bitter freeze continues. Thanks to those of you keeping us up to date with news of everyone back home by email – it’s good to hear from you all. It felt really good to be back in La Paz, back in touch and back to civilisation!

The day has been pretty uneventful. We’ve done a bit of blogging, had a Frank nap and watched some TV (Two and a Half Men, Friends and Liverpool vs Villa).

We’ve noticed that Bolivia seems to be getting ready for Xmas now as Christmas trees and decorations have sprung up in all the hotels and restaurants while we’ve been away. Guess it’s getting a bit frenzied back home!

We headed out for tea with JJ and Iris as today is officially our last day of the tour. It was a quiet affair given that we started with 7 in the group and ended up with just 4.

The meal was delicious. I had really, really good Bolivian chocolate mouse for pudding mmmmmmmm!

After tea it was back to the hotel to collect the laundry and pack. Here ends our Bolivian stage of the adventure!