Leaving the truck and taking a bus

It took us over an hour to reach the yard where we were leaving the truck.  Ritchie had to manoeuvre backwards through a very tight entrance way, but he did it with aplomb!  We then transferred our luggage and squeezed ourselves into a bus that was barely big enough for all of us!

The bus ride into central La Paz took an age!  The traffic was horrendous!

When we arrived, we got checked in, dumped our bags, and then I went out to buy some food for tomorrow.  Mark was in a lot of pain after such a long day, mainly sitting on the truck, so he stayed in the room.  I had to go shopping, because there are judicial elections tomorrow, and everything will be closed!  Bolivia has something called 'acto de buen gobierno', which translates to act of good government. As part of this, the sale of alcohol is prohibited for the 24 hours before the election and on election day itself.  This is to ensure citizens have a clear mind before voting.  On election day itself, no businesses are allowed to open.  There is no public transport, either.

I managed to buy some wine, water, Coke Zero, fruit, cheese empanadas, and crisps, so we won't starve!Read more