This year isn’t just about rushing around trying to squeeze the most out of every day. Sure, we hope to be squeezing more days than not, but it’s also really lovely to enjoy some quiet slowness.
Our last two days in La Paz have been just that. We have partaken in some absolutely delicious meals – notably a breakfast and lunch (on separate days) at Higher Ground and steak for dinner at Casa Argentina.
We’ve enjoyed extended time reading, studying (me), playing ukelele and chess (Dan) and napping. We’ve motored around the teleférico network to enjoy a night view of the Mirador and we joined the hoards at El Alto’s Sunday market for as long as we could bear (which wasn’t long).
I’m now getting my teeth stuck into Harry Potter in Spanish and I’m loving it. I’m incredibly slow, and probably look silly set up with my phone as a language dictionary as well as a notebook where I write down translations, but I can feel myself developing just un pocito of momentum and it’s exciting.
We’re ready to move along. Tomorrow we set out for Peñas with our climbing guide, Robert, for two days of rock climbing before we hot-foot it out of Bolivia and into Peru. You can expect from me soon a sentimental reflection about what makes Bolivia Bolivia and what we’ll miss about it.
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The Two Swords 