Passion Fruit Juice & New Friends

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Awoke 7.30am - not used to sleeping in anymore! Enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, our favourite pancake and passion fruit juice. Completed a few errands, mainly to the launderette, before walking to the local market with the USA family along Av Patria. Lots of different styles of paintings displayed on the pavements and crafts - difficult to barter though, more expensive than Peru and Bolivia! A great place for some unusual crafts though. After the family kindly treated us to lunch in our vegetarian restaurant in the new town. The new town lacks a little character, but does contain some great pavement cafes, and acts as a lively social hub.

The rest of the afternoon was spent buying a few gifts and using the internet. Then we returned to the hostel for happy hour, and enjoyed pizza, chocolate cookies and mulled wine, very healthy! Getting to know the staff well now!

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