Uyuni to Potosi

After our Salar adventure we expected some quiet times ahead. It was not to be so. Yesterday we travelled from Uyuni to Potosi. After 6 hours and 120 miles on sand and gravel roads we were warned of local strife ahead. Miners were unhappy, and were drunk and setting off dynamite along the road. we had come too far to turn back, so we went on to see the scene. We reached a line of semi-trucks parked along the road. On our motorcycle we were able to pass them and see what was amiss- The miners were nagotiating and had dynamited out huge parts above the road along a ten mile stretch. No semis or tour groups were getting through until negotiations were completed. They let us through, since the moto could maneuver along it ok. It was a little tense, but when we rode through the mass of people, it was is if Moses had parted the red sea before us. Everyone loved bee and wanted to know how much she cost. We made it to Potisi unharmed, but hungry. We will visit the Cooperative mines tomorrow.
A&V