killing time

So here we are in the little town of Oruro killing some time. We arrived this morning on the bus from La paz.

Our time in la paz was nice and relaxing. Yesterday we spent the morning wandering the "black market". This is not actually a black market, but a labrynth of thousands and thousands of stalls selling everything from shoes to electrical odds and ends. Although a bit claustrophobic it was a cool experience. Then in the afternoon we relaxed with a fruit smoothie(for a dollar) and wrote some long awaited post cards(sorry).

Today we got into Oruro(about a 4 hour drive) and quickly made a b-line for the train station to get our tickets onward. However when we got there we were informed that there was a blockade and the train would not go out today. So back to the bus station we went with some cool german travelers who had the same luck. We managed to get a bus out tonight at 8pm. However this is one of the most notably rough roads in bolivia and we arrive at 4 in the morning so it may be a long night. Did we mention there are no bathrooms on the bus...it stops twice(or so they say). Nontheless this is part of the adventure and we are happy to at least be on route to Uyuni. Once there we hope to catch a tour of the salt flats for a few days so it may be a few days before the next blog.