Day 18: Sep 24

Travel Day
I woke up/packed. I had one last bread breakfast with really good guava jam. I said goodbye to Don Tomas who was a great host. The group had to carry their backpacks on the dirt road to catch the bus on the big road. While we waited we played cards with Cholitas (traditional dressed women) and talked about Peru possibilities. The bus came and we rode it for a long 8 hours. THE same Bolivian music played over and over again for 8 hours. By the end I could fiddle along with it. We got to the town of Pelechuco. It was a cute mountain town in a small, narrow valley; it was a little eerie because of the fog. Chris, Sophia, and I got some food for the hike at the local tiendas then went to the hostal. The hostal was a cute little building next to the river. I was in a room with all the girls except Annie and Emily. My bed was right next to the window with river so it was pretty and relaxing to hear. We all ate dinner together in the dining room of the hostal. After dinner Sam and I got some candy and shared it with the sons of the hostal owner. The girls had a pow wow in Maro’s room; we braided hair and gossiped : ) I then went to bed to the sound of the river. End of day 18.