Tupiza´s Triathalon!

We managed to get out of Uyuni the next morning after the Uyuni tour. Unfortunately, we weren´t able to take the train to Tupiza as planned because our tour´s tardiness made us miss it. So, instead, we took another bus. This time, however, because we were late in booking it, we needed to stand in the aisles for a couple hours before seats opened up. This is a very common practice here in Bolivia. The bus companies pack the buses so that all the seats are filled every step of the way. Though I really wasn´t looking forward to the hours in the aisle, it really wasn´t so bad. We were able to sit down, we just couldn´t see out the windows... When our seats became available (and the bus was changing a flat tire), we were finally able to fully appreciate the amazing scenery we were driving through on the way to Tupiza. Here´s a sample of what Jeremy captured with a camera out the bus window...


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We ended up spending a few days in Tupiza. In part, this was because the small town was very friendly. The other reason was because we weren´t feeling well for at least a day of our time there. While we were there, we watched "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" because the two died near Tupiza, made pasta in our hostal´s kitchen, and took a "triathalon" tour through Tupiza´s countryside.

The "Triathalon" tour was probably the highlight of our time in Tupiza. On it, we rode bikes, did some horseback riding and rode in a jeep to tour the coolest places in the area. In all, Jeremy rode 29 km on his bike. I only made it about 20 km because I still wasn´t feeling well at that point. (I´m feeling fine now.) You´ll probably be able to tell that I was taking the last few biking photos of Jeremy from the jeep. I wasn´t riding faster than him :) The horseback riding was a lot of fun too. My horse was a 6-year-old named Pancho who has won jumping championships twice. Jeremy´s 6-year-old horse named Tupa is a racing champion, but after proving his abilities, he became so stubborn that they couldn´t get him out of the gates for future races. During our time horseback-riding, Jeremy got a taste of Tupa´s speed and said that Tupa is the fastest horse he´s ever been on. While my horse hardly wanted to go any faster than trotting, Jeremy´s wanted to gallop as much as possible! Whatever mode of transportation we were taking, the scenery around Tupiza was breathtaking.


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Right now, we´re in Sucre, Bolivia... a place famous for its chocolates!