Today Nyrzha was off to Sucre at 6am so I woke up early to say goodbye and workout if she needed me to do anything while she was away. About mid-morning I made my way over to Nyrzha's mothers house as today she would be teaching me how to cook two traditional Bolivian dishes passed down from her Mother. It's good to rest up and not do much today as the next 3 days are going to challenge my mind and body like never before. Arriving at Nyrzha's mothers house I was ...

This morning I caught a lift into the city with Nyrzha as she had an early surgery. First thing I did was head to the tourist office and book my 3 day climb of Huayna Potosi for Friday. Huayna Potosi is over 6000 meters high and this one of the highest mountains in the world, the summit is snow and glacier covered and therefor we need to use axes, crampons and ice climbing equipment. As I have no experience in glacier climbing I opted for the 3 day which includes...

This morning we had a date with Nyrzha's Mum to help cook their traditional Lamb roast called: Mechado de Cordero. Unfortunately Nyrzha and I both slept in and we arrived a little later then we expected. We arrived around 10:30am and Nyrzha's Mum walked me through how to first prepare the marinate. 1 red onion chopped, handful of fresh parsley diced, few cloves of garlic chopped finely, a couple of carrots chopped, 2 Tomatos, salt, pepper, fresh lime, chill peppe...

Having a big and fully stocked kitchen at my hosts is a real treat so I have been making some of my favorite breakfasts for us. Today I got up early and made Spanish Tortillas with a Bolivian twist: potato, onion and (yesterdays leftover) Chicharon: omelette. I then headed straight for the city to buy some things for trekking, book a tour and pick up a new camera. Like almost everyday the sun is out and the temperature perfect - typical of Spring which starts tom...

Today I had a bit of sleep in and then cooked some of my favorite Irish pancakes for my host. I also tried some of these tasty puffed grains I had brought in the market yesterday - it would take a lifetime to taste all the snacks and treats they have in this country. We had planned to go to a famous nearby site called Valley del Luna so after a very sluggish start to the day we headed off. Unfortunately when we arrived and were about to pay it started to rain and...