Beofer I write this blog I should let everyone know I have put up photos for everywhere I have been since northern Peru so happy reading :) Instead of staying in the seedy Cuidad del Este in Paraguay we pushed on for an extra day in Brazil which is currently being spent lazing by the pool in between thunder storms!! We arrived over the border and had met a Brazilian guy Guilherme from Rio who is also backpacking. The three of us ventured over the border where Anne and I received more stamps on the pass port. Guilherme had done some research and found a nice hostel to stay in which is only three month old and we could set up camp in the garden. I felt like was starting to get the dreaded ´Man Flu'which ... read more

Arrival in Argentina was not without a long 24 hours of travelling from SUcre in Bolivia but it seemed worth it when we saw beautiful blue skies and and locals wearing shorts and vests again. The Altimeter on my watch went under 1000 meters for the first time in over 2 and a half months which was interesting, I was starting to get used to the climate at high altitude. When our bus finally stopped the clouds opened up and began to pour rain to our surprise. We were camping unfortunately so we jumpde in a taxi and made our way to the camping site. It was creeping up to 7.30pm and the daylight was beginning to seep away so we knew we had to be quick. We arrived in a huge downpour but luckily when ... read more

Once in Uyuni the four of us settled into a nice little hostel, The name of which I cannot remember, and firstly set out for some food. We found a nice pizzeria and and a beer or two and settled in for the night. The following day would be spent finding an agency for the day after. We had heard that an agency can make or break a trip to Salar de Uyuni (Salt Flats of Uyuni) so we made sure we would find a decent one. I think we must have gone through nearly every agency before we made our decision. We found a nice lady called Andrea in her agency who offered a great trip, lots of food, there would be no more than 6 people on the trip and we would definately be ... read more

SO it was time to begin my next climb. UNfortunately we knew that weather conditions were against us but we were still determined to get to the top of Huayna Potosi. For ROb this would be his first high mountain and for me my second. Although this time I felt a lot stronger than when I climbed Cotopaxi. Potosi is only 200meters higher than Cotopaxi and is undertaken over 3 days which is a lot more time. We were picked up from our hostel at8am and had the luxery of of a 2hour taxi t othe base camp at 4700 meters at the base of Potosi. Once we arrived we met our guide Miguel who is 43years old and really looking forward to the climb. We also met a group of climbers who were on their ... read more

So after a well deserved rest myself and Anne aalong with the two other couples all decided to head to Arequipa to make our way to Canyone de Colca which is in fact the second deepest canyon in the world and not the deepest which happens to be only down the road but doesnt seem to be accesible. We had a night bus to Arequipa and arrived at 4.30am where we waited for a connecting bus to a small town called Chivay a couple of hours away which is located 3600meters p in the mountains. We arrived around9am and found anice little hostel on the outskirts of the town. Once showered we had a look around the city and we all went for a nice bath in the hot springs. There is even an Irish Bar ... read more