We got back from Rurrenabaque ended up going to the local football match with George, a guy we met on our Amazon trip and a few others. It was pretty crazy. We were in the home team stand which got pretty rowdy, people throwing stuff around, playing instruments and letting off flares and fire works. When the away team had a corner down our end police in riot gear would come and stand behind him in case anything got thrown at him. It was full on. Unfortunately the Tigres drew and got eliminated from the competition. We went out that night to drown our sorrows.

The next day we had organised a tour to go out and play the worlds highest golf course, The La Paz Golf Club, 10,800 ft above sea level. We got picked up and taken for a little tour through the different neighbourhoods of La Paz ending up at the very wealthy area near Moon Valley. I was quite amazed that the wealthy people lived in houses worth millions of dollars. I didn't think there was that much money in Bolivia. It's just another case of the difference between the very wealthy and very poor in South America.

We got to the golf course and our guide got us kitted out in polo's and golf shoes to fit in with the regulations of the course. It was funny as I've never wore golf shoes before. The course itself is very exclusive and has such rules as if you want to be a member, just to submit an application it costs $50,000, you have to have a university degree and you have to open your bank accounts up to show how you made your money. The yearly fees are $10,000.

We then met our caddies who spoke not one word of English, then headed for the driving range which was up hill. They say that because there is not much oxygen in the air at that height the ball should go further when you hit it. I didn't see much of that from these boys. Looks like it could be a long day....

We had to wait for the boys tee off time for about an hour as they had the Korean ex-pat tournament on and it was busy so we decided to go and have a bite to eat. We all got the steak sandwich that was recommend to us as it is on bread that can only be made at that altitude.

After lunch it was time to tee off. After a shakey start the boys ended playing some good shots until we came to the famous 12th hole. The 12th hole is called the Moon hole and it only has the tee off area and the green. The rest of the hole is surrounded by massive valleys that look like craters, hence the name. They even have a secondary hole that is all grass if you don't want to play that hole. Obviously the boys were keen and had even brought extra balls for the occasion. This is how it went for the next few minutes. George hit a ball and lost it claiming "Practice!". Junior hit a really good shot and landed not far from the hole. George hit a ball and lost it, "Practice!". Junior hit another ball and lost it. George hit a ball and got it on the green. I hit a ball and lost it. George and Junior hit a few more "Practice" balls missing every time and watching them go down to the bottom of the cactus lined valley. When they only had a couple more balls left they decided they had better save some for the rest of the game. The game finished with Junior winning by a couple of shots.

Back at the hostel we decided we would treat ourselves to a nice meal as we were in the cheapest country in South America so we went to this 5 star restaurant which was really nice. We had a couple of bottles of nice Chilean wine, awesome starters and mains and it cost us less that $50 each, Amazing.

We had another lazy day in La Paz wondering round looking at the markets then flew out to Columbia.