After some great days around (Puno, Copacabana), above (Islas Flottantes, Isla del Sol) and in (Dimitri went for a cold swim again) the Lake Titicaca, we ended up in Bolivia's capital, La Paz. We both felt like hitting the unpaved non-touristy road and decided to go and hit a ball on the highest golf court in the world.
We bought two baskets to re-work our swing, and went for a dozen of high-holes.
The views on those courts were amazing, as well as a (very) few of our second-in-our-lifetime swings. Our caddies provided us with some sneaky tricks, which actually allowed us to finish the most difficult and most infamous hole, where the green was litterally separated from the hole by a canyon, with a splendid 'on the par'. True story.
After completing the golf game, we found a DVD with the footage of two odd dutch-speaking guys (see below), apparently biking down the most dangerous road in the world, another strenuous activity which can be done around La Paz. The after-bike is crazy, with some swimming pool activities and after-bike drinking in the bus. Or so we have heard because we would of course like to stress that we would never participate in this kind of dangerous activities!!
Since one of the biggest carnavals in South-America is about to happen in Oruro, we decided to skip the rainy jungle with its pleasant mosquitos and head directly to the loco carnaval. More about that one later.
Hasta luego,
Graham & Dimitri
1 comment:
the videos add a great deal to the fun and understanding of the interested reader.
the golf reminds me of a similar experience (also documented by video footage) not on the highest golf course of the world but in the smallest village in Belgium, Durbuy !
In shot, enjoy watching and following you, AC's !
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