Potosi to Tupiza
Second taste of Bolivian public transport and a far cry from our previous hellish experience! We purposefully got a day bus and banged and clattered through the high Andes. In sharp contrast to our last bus ride the people were friendly and you could almost say there was a bit of a party on board, aided I dare say by the fact that we mostly all pilfered a couple of bottles of semi alcoholic beverage from an overturned lorry that selfishly held us up for a while on the way. No one seemed to be hurt so there was much rejoicing.
Later, aided still by our pilfered booty, the passengers were less deterred than you might imagine by a four hour delay sitting by the side of the road while the road was mended.
It also allowed the bus to be mended, with scelotape. Slightly more worrying that the steering was also mended with scelotape!
hey your blogs are great proof that public transport in Bolivia is never, ever boring. Although when my train derailed near Uyuni no booze fell out. pity..
good luck on the road and hi from cochabamba…