11-16-2007
The end of Peru and the beginning of Bolivia.
Hello,
Sorry that I haven´t written a post for so long. I´ve been very busy.
Lake Titicaca was very beautiful but I was really ill so I couldn´t really enjoy it. We visited an island called Amanti where we stayed with a lovely Peruvian couple. They looked after me very well but all I could really do was sleep and try to get better.
After visiting the islands, we took a bus to Cusco, the Inca capital of Peru. Cusco is a very beautiful city with lots of exciting things going on. I would like to live there.
From Cusco, we did the Ínca trail, walking to Machu Picchu. This took four days and it was very hard work. We camped in tents and had to wash in wee streams because the toilets were horrible! At night we ate yummy food and played cards with the rest of our group. We made lots of new friends.
We arrived to see Machu Picchu emerging from the clouds, at 6am on the final morning. It was a fantastic sight to see and really quite magical. Machu Picchu is one of the new seven wonders of the world and although it is amazing, it was very busy when we go there, full of tour groups (and Llamas!).
It was very sad to leave Cusco but exciting too because we were travelling to our next country. We are now in Bolivia. Our journey here was really fun. We had to get a bus to the border where we then had to get off and walk under a bridge into Bolivia. Once our passports were stamped, we had to get back on the bus. We had to cross the lake again on a boat. Our Bus had to go over on a special boat too. It was a bit scary!
Eventually we arrived in the crazy city of La Paz. It´s tucked away high in the mountains. Here, we met up with our friend Alex from Edinburgh. We spent a few days here doing lots of shopping! We also took a trip down the world´s most dangerous road on mountain bikes. This was very scary but I loved it. I was going so fast! The road is 64km long and mostly downhill, along very twisty and narrow paths. We even had to cycle underneath a waterfall.
Our friend Alex has a tent so we decided to go away for a few days, walking the El Choro trek. The trek was really hard work but it was lovely to be away by ourselves, camping under the stars. We began the trek at 4900m above sea level so I was very out of breath. We descended 3250m from barren mounains, into the humid jungle. I couldn´t walk by the end of the third day. I was exhausted. The whole trek was 56km long and a lot of it was uphill.
My favourite part was building a fire on the last night. Luckily I was a Girl Guide when I was younger and could remember how to do it. We managed to cook pasta and scrambled egg and then even boiled some water to have a cup of tea!
We did some more shopping yesterday (poor Alex did not enjoy it as much as us girls!) and then took an overnight bus here to Cochabamba. I think we may be the only tourists here. It´s an exciting place with a gigantic market - you can buy ANYTHING here. We are leaving tomorrow to travel to Parque Nacional Torotoro to explore some fossilized dinosaur tracks.
Unfortunately, the computers here will not let me upload any photos. When we reach Argentina, I think it´ll be easier.
Hope everyone is happy and looking forward to Christmas (or is it a bit soon to mention that yet?). The shops here are beginning to put up their decorations and I have even heard some Christmas music. It feels so strange because it is still very warm here during the day.
Thankyou for your comments. It is lovely to hear from you.
I´ll write again soon.
love from Miss Black xxx
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hi Miss Black
Chips died on friday.We are going to bury her today.I miss you so much.I hope you enjoy the rest of Bolivia.
LOL
Caitlin xxoo
hi Miss black
Both of our Mums have been to Spain and are coming back today.We wish you were coming back today.
LOL
Caitlin and Ellie H xxoo
hi Miss black
My Mum has just come back home and she brought me back a present they were a cup for Santa’s whiskey or milk a fan a blowup football and she bought a cup for Oscar too.
LOL
Kittty (Caitlin) xxoo
Hello
It’s Alice
just saying hello. I’m sorry you weren’t well.
It’s great to hear about your trip.
Love from Alice Hunton
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Hi Lou,
Hope all is well, it sounds like you are having a ball!
I sent you a big long e-mail - not sure if you got it? Hopefully you did…
Keep having fun! It’s very rainy and cold here!!
Take care,
Luv Kirsty xxx
Hello Miss Black
We are going to the Brunton theatre to to see Cinderella on Thursday I am really excited!!!!I am special person.Another chicken has died.I really miss you.
luv Kitty (Caitlin) xxxxxxxxxxxxxooooooooooooooooo
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Louise
Happy birthday to you
Lots of love
Mum and Dad
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Hi
It is my birthday in 2 days, I am really looking forward to it and going to edinburgh for a birthday meal. Does the food taste nice there?
We all miss you
lol sophie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx