La Paz

La Paz (day 2)
Cactus Hostel offers cheap although slightly dirty accomadation. I am really glad I brought a sleeping bag! (It was 30 B or 20 USD to stay in the hotel of the tour group.) 10am I knocked on Erich and Nishis door to a slightly sleep deprived couple only arriving at the hotel 5 hours earlier.

I was soon entroduced the Thad and Seema friends of Seema an old traveling companion of Nishi. we headed out for some fast food. ha the food took over an hour before we made mention to the staff and it turns out that I have the most spanish language expierence in the group wow we are in trouble. The waitress ussured us cinquo minitos. Ok 10 minutes later we approached again to a plea to stay and another promis of cinquo minitos. Well the food came and it was good, oh and did I mention cheap like two dollars each.



Later that afternoon we check out the tour of the city and the Moon Valley which is eroded sand stone in stalagtite formations. It was really cool but not as cool as the Church Choir group singing on top of one of the bluffs. I videod some of it but ran short on battery too bad for me but much to the approval of the choir boys making obscene gestures under there robes. One other ting about this valley is the development alon the hill side puts the Utah valley to shame. it is all the way to the ridge. Apparenetly the foundation cost as much if not more than the construction of the home.

It is good to be traveling with a group again albiet I am the fifth wheel for now. The ight markets in Lapaz are nice hardley a soul bothers you and the prices if not displayed are non negotiable. They are ridiculously cheap 1.5 dollars for a nice toque 3 dollars for a dress shirt... Erich Nishi and I shared a meal on the street of gourmet hotdogs, pastries and fruit smoothies for 3 dollars! This is by far the cheapest place I{ve ever traveled. 40 US lasted me 4 days including accomadation, food and transportation; two boat rides and a bus ride.