Brad Eat World: Hunting dinosaurs in Torotoro National Park

26 Nov 2011 – Torotoro Park, Bolivia – Guns’n’Roses, GNR Lies

Ohh yeah, rumours are alive about dinosaur sightings a few hours outside of Cochabamba, as the pterodactyl flies. And as a budding palaeontologist I was keen as a bean to get ouy there and hunt the blasphemous beasts.

The mystical park Torotoro is 6 hours drive from Cochabamba in Bolivia. A very old land indeed. I assembled an international team for the hunt. These included driver Ben (Canada), fixer Lillie (Bolivia), scientist Isaac (Canada), cook Anna (New Zealand), model Kate (USA) and of course chief huntsman myself (New Zealand). We equipped a large truck, items for heading underground should we need it and slingshots (in case of severe and unavoidable trouble).

OMG, we sighted out first dinosaur near the outskirts of the park, but unfortunately after a closer investigation it was undecided what type it was.	Bright and early the next day we set out. I grew a beard especially for the occasion.
within minutes we found some promising signs. Tracks from a juvenile raptor.	There was a foul stench in the air, the monsters couldn’t be far away
We pressed on into the prehistoric wilderness and came across the tracks of a giant herbivore, a geriatric dickaplodomus I believe.	The roads were long and winding, where the hell were these beasts.
The local sources had said a minor sighted one in the morning near his mine.	We assembled our potholing gear and headed in
Sweet, more tracks we must be close	This footprint belonged to a T-Rex, we must proceed with caution
GRRROOOOWWWLLLL – What the FUCK. I’m ready for anything	Holy shit, …….oh thank god, only Issac fooling around

So after a great days hunt we were on the right track. But where oh where could the buggers be.

I study the terrain of the ungodly beasts before calling it a night. But strange things were afoot in the town itself.

A strange dream came to me, a dog named Jesus came and spoke to me.	Jesus and his friends promised to show us the way to the dinosaurs the next day
Driver ben turns up, and befriends the animals too.	And rocken rodeo, we are off
We awaken early and, I regale my dream to the party who find it super interesting. Fixer Lilie took a deeper understanding and led the way to where she thought they might be	“Down there “ she points. “In the shrubbery of the canyon”. We are off, armed and ready for the unknown.
Woooooeeee hold your horses, these are fresh!!!	Scientist Isaac measures the prints for the trip journal
Unfortunately all we find in the bottom of the canyon are some boring old waterfalls,	but wait, whats that? OMG Jesus!!! Straight out of my premonition the night before
He leads us to some more prints, wow super fresh	And even more