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Little train trip

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We were visited by Joe and April and went with them for a ride on the little train that runs next to Audley End House. The train goes past lots of teddies and stuffed animals who wait at stations or have tea parties next to the track, much to the delight of the younger passengers. We started proceedings with the obligatory ice cream.

30th April - Uyuni and the Train Cemetery

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We travelled overnight from La Paz to Uyuni to start our 3 day tour of the salt flats and lakes. The bus was doing alright until about midnight when the metalled road gave out, to be replaced by rutted dirt. I was not feeling 100% and thought a trip to the toilet, situated at the back of the bus, would be useful. In the dark I did not realise that the aisle was full of luggage and one sleeping person. A tiny elderly Bolivian lady in full skirts and bowler hat still firmly fixed to the top of her head. Having negotiated myself there I found that the flush was not working - most off putting, and then had to get back to my seat, much to everyone else's disgust. We arrived in Uyuni around 7.00am having now got 2 hours to wait until the tour company opened. Uyuni was deserted except for the decamped bus load so we walked up towards the centre where we were taken hostage by a friendly cafe owner who escorted us to her premises. It was warm inside and crowded as nearly everyone from the