Griffo round the world
 La Paz and further Ok, since cuzco. Well traveled to Puno and visited the uros island, the floating islands. They were really cool, whole towns that live out in the middle (not quite) of lake titicaca. From the Uro`s island went furhter out on to lake titicaca and visted the island Tarmani. This was allright, but definately not worth the three and a half hours that it took to get there. Stayed at this reallly nice hostle in Puno, the owners were so nice, and the lady there fixed my jeans for me. After Puno we got the bus over the border into Bolivar (this time the border crossing was straight forward and we had no hassels). Had a stop over in Copacabana for about an hour, nice little town, from where people visit other islands on the lake that are meant to be more spectcular, but we decided to skip it (heard later from friends that it`s not that good, so in the end glad to have saved the money). From Copacabana, back on the bus, across this really very dodgy looking fairy (apart from my pack being on the bus, i kind of was hoping the bus would sink coz it would be so funny, but it didn`t). Then we arrived in La Paz. La Paz is pretty cool, food and accommodation is so cheap. We have worked out how it get really cheap tours. We bargin for the lowest price and then we leave and come back with the money in U.S dollars of what we want to pay, so far has worked every time and we has got some really cheap prices. I think when they see the money they just accept almost what ever. Anyway hang out in La Paz for a couple of days and met up with Thomas and Bartek (our German and polish mates). Together we biked down the death road (bartek almost made it death for all of us the way he cut us off and pushed us towards the edge), and then caught the bus to Rurrenabaque from where we did our jungle and pampas tours (into the amazon basin, i hate mosquitos and biting insects). Rurrenabaque is only something like 350km from la Paz, the flight takes 40min, but in the bus it takes 18 of the longest hours along a shocking road (the things you do to save money). The Last 20 or so kms when the bus hits paved roads near La Paz, is luxury. Anyway the Pampas tour was really good for seeing wide life, monkeys, crocks, alligators, capybaras, lots of different birds. We also went fishing and caught piranahs, they were only small but we cooked and ate them and they were really nice. I kept the teeth of one (it whole jaw, but stupidly left it behind on the boat, dang! We also found an anaconda, and a cobra. The anaconda was only about 10 years old so not massive, but still over 10cm in diameter and 2-3 meters long. They`re not posionous and at this size possed no threat. But the wanker from korea, who though he was steve irwin`s replacement came up and grabed it by the neck, which made it curl up so no one could get any good photo`s of it. Oh yeah and this other guide who was i bit of a kook, was extremely lucky not to get bitten by the cobra, bit only got his shirt, was funny to see though as he was holding it by the tail and the other end was firmly attached to his shirt. This snake on the other hand was high posionous. The JUngle tour was good as well, but not as much wild like, more appreaciation of the jungle and explaination of the plants and what people used them for. Anyway, on tueday, we are climbiong Huanya Potosi, a mountain that peaks at 6088m. Should be good, hopefully the altitude wont prevent us from making the summit or La Cumbre, in spanish. Thats us currently, after the mountain climbing, it`s off to Uyuni to visit the salt flats and then rapidly down to mendoza and baraloci in Argentina (sorry mum if your looking these up, i`ve probably mis-spelt everything, will attempt to correct it in future entries. Well thats all for now, take care and speak soon! Griffo
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Diary Photos
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Uros Islands (the floating islands) |
 Lake Titicaca |
 Dodgy fairies on lake titicaca |
 World's most dangerous road (again) |
 The Death Road! |
 Caymen |
 Capybaras |
 Animals of the Pampas |
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