23/11/09 - A Serious Matter

Today after getting up and having a very lackluster breakfast Luke and I headed out to explore Potosi. It is a pleasant place but it doesn't have a huge amount to do.

In preparation for the salt flats Luke wanted to buy a cheap football. This task was not as easy as it seemed as footballs cost massively more than pretty much anything else. They clearly take the game very seriously here although in South America this should not have come as a surprise. He eventually found one in the markets that was sufficiently cheap and useable.

When we went for lunch in a small cafe it was about 12 noon, the weather was glorious and there were throngs of people about. An hour later when we left the cafe (still loving the prices here) the sky was overcast and there was noone to be seen anywhere. It was somewhat eerie. We eventually recalled that this would be a siesta. I'd never witnessed this happen before.

Also of note is that we have three new members in our tour group now. Shirley is a middle aged Canadian woman and Christel and Sandie are sisters from Canberra in Australia.