Sabbatical

Anita has arrived and the first 3 days already started off great!
In Santa Cruz we met some guys in a restaurant who play in a local rock band. They invited us for beers and played guitar. Our conversation was a hilarious mix of English, Spanish and a lot of hand gestures and due to the seemingly never ending supply of beers we ended up being pretty tipsy by the afternoon.

Later that night we went with two other backpackers via local bus to this fare which turned out to be massive and offered many activies. We tried bull-riding and even caught a free magic show – it was so much fun!
Riding local transport is also always an adventure and this time felt like a scene straight out of Harry Potter. The driver drove insanely, opened and closed the doors in full speed and loud music was played all along.

The next morning we headed via Minibus to our next stop, Samaipata. The town has a charming, laid-back hippie vibe, so we spent a few hours wandering around before catching an overnight bus to Sucre.

Apart from one other backpacker there were only locals on the bus. When we arrived in Sucre at 2 am things got a little confusing. We asked some of our bus companions how to get to our accommodation and they told us to stay on the bus. We thought it might get us closer to the city center, but instead, we ended up sleeping on the bus for another two hours with everyone else. Eventually, we grabbed a taxi to our homestay to catch a few hours of proper sleep.

Now we're exploring Sucre and are getting ready to catch another bus to Uyuni at 10pm tonight - Uyuni is located on 3670m above sea level, so we'll see if we can handle the altitude - however, we already increased it from 400m in Santa Cruz to 2790m here in Sucre within less than 24 hours and so far we're both doing fine.

In Uyuni our first highlight is awaiting us - a 3 day tour (which we still have to book) to Salar de Uyuni and the Laguna Colorada. We're thrilled and excited to see if our travel will stay as fascinating as the last days.Read more