My Amazing Trip to Bolivia by: McKenna V.

http://boliviatourism.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/death-road/

             Wow! If you have ever went to Bolivia you would now exactly how I feel. I could still feel the churning of my stomach after I got out of our car. Visiting the seven most terrifying roads to ever drive on was the main part. I'm not sure what go my interested but lets just say its that more than 300 people plummet to death each year. Most people recommended me to bring a parachute with me if we go over board. 

      Lets just start at the beginning and what I learned. As I stared at the overly happy tour guide I felt like this might be the end of my road in life. Taking a deep breath to calm myself I answered the tour guides question of are you ready. In the inside i'm freaking out but on the outside i'm wearing a mask of steel. Throughout the ride I was taught many things. Only which I listened to see if there was a way to save myself.

            While listening I also learned that its know as death road. Me being myself was kind of scared for my life as we almost slipped off a million times. As I remembered only an hour ago i wad climbing part way up the Cordillera Oriental Mountain while I hoped I wouldn't die. It being made more than 80 years old didn't help. During the ride through the tour I remember seeing the mud slides and tumbling rocks. I loved the small waterfalls which made the dirt mud.

          It was weird to see that as Bolivia drives on the right side of the road, you would drive on the left side if your on the mountain.One of the things that scared me the most is that there wasn't any rails to stop you from going overboard. But knowing me iv'e always liked a challenge.That is my story of almost dying in Bolivia.