Yesterday we drove 564kms from near La Paz to Potosi, mostly speeding across the Bolivian Alti Plano. Shortly before Potosi we came to a more mountainous area which was spectacular. It would have been a wonderful day if Potosi had not turned out to be a hell hole on a steep hill with horendous traffic. It took 2 hours from entering the town to get the car parked at the hotel, which was murder for the clutch and stressful for the driver. Ended the day exhausted.

Today we entered Bolivia and spent most of the day going around and crossing Lake Titikaka.
Wonderful!!

Yesterday was Sara's first day in the car. We drove from Cuzco to Puno where we had our first sighting of Lake Titikaka. The hotel we were at last night overlooked the lake and we were able
to visit the floating islands by boat. By coincidence Dessie and his wife were also in Puno, so the orange Tuthill Porsche crew gave a party for the whole group in the evening to say farewell to Francis and welcome Sara and Dessie, as this was the only occasion in the wholw two months of the event that we would all be in the same place together. Today we cross into Bolivia and it looks as if the going is about to get tougher and internet may be less readily available, so I will do my best to keep the blog up to date, but please forgive me if occasionally it lags behind over the next few days.

Yesterday was a day of rest and our last day in Cuzco. The morning was spent checking over the car for the next stage and the afternoon visiting monuments and museums. I thought the MAP. Museo de Arte Pre-Colombino's collection was exquisite and superbly presented.

 

 

Yesterday was a fantastic day. 26 of us joined the best "school outing" ever going to Machu Picchu on the Orient Express Hiram Bingham train. We were pampered and guided through the whole experiance and ended up having a full blown party with a live band on the train on the way back.

Today has been spent servicing and fixing the cars and relaxing at the hotel.

Today saw the final climb up to Cuzco and arrival at the luxurious Orient Express Monasterio Hotel.