Report 7, 8 and 9 August

Report 7, 8 and 9 august
Report by Karin and Simon

7th August
Around 3 PM the Model T Ford was going to be collected, the truck finally arrived at 5 PM.
It is a standard truck and not specially made for transporting cars. The truck driver thought we would lift the car on the truck with a crane, which was obviously not our idea since there is no crane! We decide to find a good spot where we can drive the car on the truck and find one opposite the road. With some effort and causing a traffic jam we manage to get the Model T on the truck. We lash and secure the Model T to the truck and off it goes. Saturday it will arrive in Sucre.

waiting for the truck

transport

action

loading 1

loading 2

on the truck

good trip 

After we say good bye to the staff of he SOSVillage we take off for Sucre. Around 10.30 PM we arrive at Oruro where we find a place to sleep in the SOS Village.

Friday 8th august
After we said good bye to the very kind director of the SOS Village we continue our trip. We have a wonderful ride; we see a salt lake, the always present lama’s and many nice mountain views. The altitude is getting higher and higher and we finally reach an altitude of 13.000 foot!

SOS Oruro

salt lake

view

lama

altitude 

Gasoline is sometimes hard to get and as foreigners we have to pay extra tax, sometimes we have to fill up by using our spare fuel from the jerry can.

spare fuel 

Simon is so impressed by the nature around him that he drives too fast and is fined by a policeman with a laser detector, after some negotiations he manages to reduce the penalty from 200 to 100 Bolivianos without receiving an invoice ;)!
In Sucre we receive a warm welcome in the SOS Village and after a nice Pizza we go to bed.

Saturday 9th august
D-Day for the Model T Ford. It was supposed to arrive between 9 and 11 AM but finally a truck with the Model T arrives at 4 PM. Much to our surprise the Model T is loaded on a different truck, it has been re-loaded in La Paz and the transport has been outsourced to another trucking company. The driver did not get the keys of the Model T and some damage was done to the cover. The off loading is easy and the Model T is unharmed.
We find a nice place for the Model T in the garage of the SOS Village where it can stay for a while.

arrival

unloading 1

unloading 2

save place 

The team of the SOS Village organized a party for the kids who made drawings of a Model T or other classic cars. The 2 best drawings win a price. Dirk and Trudy form the jury and select two price winners. All kids also have to sit in and on the Model T Ford to bring the traditional greeting to all the SOS children in the world. After all this the children are free to play till late in the evening and have a lot of fun.

drawings 1

the stand

children

children greating

winners