After picking up Dr. Kriley from the airport we returned to the hostel. We had pancake breakfast and hit the town! We passed through markets, Catedral de San Francisco, and had lunch at a nice restaurant. We basically got the lay of the city for the next day, Monday, to go shopping! Apparently there was a futbol match that afternoon, and it was going to be in La Paz! Around 3 DK and I headed to the stadium, only to find it empty. 
They're playing here, right? I asked numerous locals, all with the same response of yeah of course! The paper, however, said it was in another city. Thank you Paceños for lying to me...We returned to the hostel and relaxed, and then went to a wonderful Asian restaurant with GREAT food! We returned stuffed and happy, and slept quite soundly.
Monday was our market/shopping day. And shop we did! I had met a woman named Carme with Sam who hand made all her goods. So I took DK to her and we bought more stuff. She was just so sweet, I couldn't pass her up! We also got tickets for the bus to Cocacabana, and then to Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca! We had
another relaxed evening, and got ready for the island. We left early the next morning and caught the bus. We arrived around noon, had lunch and waited for the boat, and arrived on the island around 3. We found a cheap hostel and traversed the unknown terrain! We got to the top of the island and enjoyed a stellar sunset.
Something happened between that night and the morning, because when I awoke I was quite sick. The verdict: dehydration. Yes, I forgot to drink water :/ spent the next half day, Wednesday, recovering and drinking lots of water. That afternoon I recovered, and DK and I explored some old Inca ruins. We watched another movie and went to sleep.
Thursday we left the island and returned to La Paz by 3 in the afternoon.
We spent more relax time, and had a nice dinner (Thanksgiving) in the hostel. Even though we always "relaxed," it seemed when we arrived to another place we again relaxed; I guess that was just DK's style :) Friday I got up with DK and took him to the airport. I then got dropped off at the bus station and bought a ticket for Puno. I would stay there a day, and meet up with my dad and Uncle Ralph in Arequipa, Peru!! Thanks for reading, and keep up the commenting :) ~Benjamin
Good times with DK in Bolivia. Sorry to hear about the dehydration. Now I look forward to your account of the Peru adventure with Dad and Uncle Ralph!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed your blog and telling of your adventures this past 6 months. I know that God has changed you and made you a better peson through them all!
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