tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321336171028132779.post189556391113309302..comments2014-06-26T00:03:46.846-07:00Comments on The Tom Report: Foreign PlatesTom Reuterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10133155582444275534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321336171028132779.post-85781104512164405952011-10-26T17:09:57.221-07:002011-10-26T17:09:57.221-07:00It was great to meet you in Potosi! As allways, Bi...It was great to meet you in Potosi! As allways, Bikers are a worldwiede family. I wish you all the best and hope to see you sometime somewhere.<br />Hans and Norah, with teh Africa Twin<br />www.hans-ueli.chHans-Ueli Flückigerhttp://www.hans-ueli.chnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321336171028132779.post-67391727412433271022011-10-18T09:23:15.741-07:002011-10-18T09:23:15.741-07:00Congrats on riding the whole death road, we got th...Congrats on riding the whole death road, we got there on our way back from Coroico (it was hailing on the way there) and rode about 5 km of it, but it just looked like every road in Guatemala so we skipped the rest. <br /><br />The gas situation sounds like fun! We only ran into one station that wouldn't sell to us, most of the others just wanted the "foreign" rate of 8.30BV per liter. We only paid it once, the rest of the time we negotiated. The checkpoint where you got stopped near Potosi was fun for us too, they said I had been going 100 in an 80 and the last checkpoint had radioed and told them about it. I knew they were lying - I had been going 140 all day! Anyway, I didn't speak any Spanish, and 15 minutes later they got tired of my stupid confused face and let us go. We met Hans and his girlfriend too, but in Uyuni. They took a parallel tour to us so we saw them quite a few times over the three days. <br /><br />Enjoy the mines - we didn't do that tour, rural Bolivia is dusty and depressing enough on the top side. In Valparaiso now, and it's as beautiful as it is expensive. Maybe see you guys in BA on our way back up, we're on the fast track for Bariloche and then on to Ushuia.<br />TyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com