Written Saturday 19 April
Yes, we had a 'surprise' extra day in La Paz today - YAY. Naaat. Turns out we're getting a 10 hour overnight bus to Uyuni tonight (the town through which the salt flats is most accessible). Fun! Did everything possible in my limited power to make time pass more quickly - wandering around the plaza I've already seen 5 times before for an extra 15 minutes, walking a bit slower than usual (have been walking behind the locals to teach myself how to amble rather than adopting my usual powerwalk at high altitude) and drinking 4 cups of coca tea instead of a more sensible 1 or 2 in the hotel lobby. Time dragged, but it passed, as it usually does, and eventually we made it to the night bus for another 10 hours of thrills and spills. Turns out La Paz is everyone in the group's least favourite city so far - anyone planning to travel to Bolivia, take my advice and avoid! It's not actually the capital either; while all the government shiz and big decisions happen here, Sucre is the country's officially recognised capital & from the pics I've seen, way prettier. Will make a solid judgement when we head there next week! Anyway...salt flats tomorrow for sure, wooo!
