Bolivia Smivia

I neglected to write that I was going on a 3-day 4x4 tour through the Bolivian Desert and Salt Flats. While I was neglecting to inform my blog of my trip, I also neglected to properly prepare for being in Bolivia. It is officially third world, and I officially have no way of getting money because they don't have ATMs. This presents a minor problem. Right now, I am borrowing money from a friend and tomorrow after a 9 hour bus ride, I plan on going to every store/hotel/travel agency to see if they will forward me money via my credit card. Thus far, I am 0-5 in that department.

Also, since last Tuesday (June 6), I have taken 40 hours of bus rides, 20 hours of sitting in a Toyota Land Cruiser and 8 minutes in a gondola. This might also be a good time to expound on the fact that tomorrow's 9 hour bus ride is a prelude to a 3 hour bus ride, which shall preface a 7 hour bus ride, which will be piggybacked by a 22 hour bus ride, hopefully landing me in Buenos Aires sometime on Sunday. I refer back to my "geographical" prowess in trip planning.

I look forward to writing about the salt flat trip, zero horizon, anarctic conditions, our driver with one eye, what llama meat tastes like (burning), etc. but for now, I am about to run out of money at the Bolivian internet place that has anything but a speedy connection.