Cramped on one of the worst buses I have been on yet…
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We are currently riding on the bus to Puno, Peru…. I do not know much about this place except the fact that its supposedly a huge shit hole, with spectacular views of the floating islands of Lake Titicaca. What are the floating islands of Lake Titicaca you might be asking yourself? Well the plain and simple answer is that I do not have a fricking clue. The only reason we are stopping here is because its on the way to Bolivia. We are supposed to arrive at 4am in the morning.
Lake Titicaca is supposed to beautiful. Also, I am very excited to get to Bolivia to see what all the fuss is about. It should be a really good time. I am rolling with a good crew.
Travelers Profiles-
Kash Khattak (24)- Birmingham, England
I think I can sum up Kashs personality with a simple story that he told us. Apparently, when traveling a few years ago in Brisbane Australia he ended up at the same bar as a US Navy unit on their return home from the Middle East. They were in full uniform, and in search for females of any shape and form. One of the sailors, extremely drunk, and extremely southern asked Kash where all of the girls were. Kash proceeded to go on a detailed diatribe about the best club in Brisbane, which actually had their best night of the week on Tuesday (it just so happened to be Tuesday). The sailor then loudly yelled in his deep southern accent, ” Boys, we are going down to the Valley”_and they headed immediately out of the door. The next night Kash happened to be watching the evening news…. The lead story was all about the huge brawl that ensued between the US Navy and a large number of the Australian Homosexual community at “Brisbanes most popular Gay Bar”.
Kash will return to England this summer after a few months in South Africa. He works in Corporate finance. Kash is also more obsessed with Soccer-The Premier Leauge-The Spurs (His team), then anyone I have ever met. Kash heads off to South Africa in a few weeks for three weeks, then back to England to work at KPMG.
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Martin McCoy (22) and Orla Gannon (23)- Dublin, Ireland
Martin, Orla and I met up for the first time at Loki in Lima a few weeks back. We were all heading to Cusco, and all heading for the Inca trail. When we met up again at the Point in Cusco we continued to hit it off and hang out. Martin is taking a break before he start working at Price Waterhouse, and Orla will return to Ireland to go to Law School. They are traveling for 7 months together and our Bolivian agenda matches up perfectly. We all want to volunteer at a wildlife refuge together for a few weeks and work with the local community and animals. They are the first couple that I have traveled with. They get along really well, and are very easy to travel with.
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We have decided to take on titles to help define our traveling roles.
Orla- Is “El Presidente” – She takes charge and makes things happen. She is also doubling as my fashion adviser. I am still trying to figure out what to do with my newfound Afro.
Martin is ” Resident Monkey” – Im not sure what exactly this means, but we will further define his role as we go. I think we had a few glasses of scotch before coming up with Martins role.
Kash is – “The Sarcastic Englishman”- This role defines itself.
I am – “Vice Chancellor”- This basically means that I come up with incredibly pertinent and great ideas to present to the group. This also means that I get frequently reminded of how much I am apparently beginning to look like “Will Ferrell”. God, I love Will Ferrell. I am hoping that the Bolivian diet (food poisoning) will help shed a few pounds, and the comparison.
To Quote Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights: “I wake up every morning and piss excellence”
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Notes:
> I suspect that it is a local custom of native Peruvians to have farting contests on long bus rides. Ahhhh, nothing like the mix of 20 Peruvian dudes gasious extracts mixing on a bus where the windows do not open. Also, a very fat Peruvian women attempted to lock me into the bathroom.
> After really loving Atlas Shrugged, I have started to read Ayn Rands first book, “The Fountainhead”. I am loving it as well.
> Due to the lack of any other sport to follow, I am actually starting to understand and enjoy international soccer.
>As expected, its been a challenge to find viable internet in Bolivia. So, so I have to post a weeks worth of posts in one day. Thank you Cafe Sol y luna in La Paz for actually having a wireless connection. I am shocked and pleased.
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