Here´s a quick blog entry to update on our eventful first couple of weeks in Bolivia. Its a harrowing tale of frustration, misery, illness, coldness and pain, sprinkled with a wee bit of happiness. Here goes... JOURNEY TO UYUNI We set off from Salta in high spirits, well prepared for the long journey to Uyuni in Bolivia. We had Mike in tow, a good guy we met in Salta and we took the 5.30am bus, destined for the border town of La Quiaca, the most northerly town in Argentina. All was plain sailing until about 20km away from La Quiaca when the bus came to a halt in a tiny village. Fine, we thought, it´s just a quick stop to let people off or let the driver have a cigarette. 20 minutes later we started to
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