i had one of the most bizzare bus rides i've ever had whilst on the way from arequipa to chivay. no, there weren't any clowns on board the bus juggling knives and riding a unicycle, and no, there weren't any magicians pulling fluffy rabbits out of bowl hats either, though that would have been awesome. instead, we had a severe test of our senses and physiology as we.....rapidly ascended to 5000m above sea level rendering us cyanotic, skidded on snow that induced palpitations, descended quickly to a thick fog at 3500m, and as we finally emerged from the seemingly endless fog, we were greeted with lush plains populated by wild llamas and alpacas. just as we were recovering from that roller coaster of physiological insult, we came accross a lonely pink flamingo (!?) trudging around some marshlands. or at least what we thought was a flamingo. anyone care the shed some light on this mystery of gargantuan proportions and enlighten us?
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| snow, at 5000m above sea level. cyanotic inducing. |
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| relentless fog upon descending |
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| wild alpacas enjoying breakfast |
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| mysterious flamingo like bird roaming the marshlands alone |
"too often we are so preoccupied with the destination, we forget the journey."
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