Uyuni tour
7th of feb
So most of the day was spent in a jeep driving though rough dirt tracks in the middle of some amazing scenery. Just below the snow line the sparce vegitation is grazed by Vicuna which are the rare wild cousin of the llama. It is smaller and looks a bit like a deer.
The landscape then turns to desert and the jeep motors along picking one of the many tracks.
We stopped at many lakes with andian flamingo.
We spent the night next to a red lake, coloured by microscopic algae. The lake had stange white borax deposits at the edge.
8th of feb
We went to see gysers in the morning. There were many different coloured bubling pools of mud, it was cool.
This was at the highest point on the tour at 4900 meters.
We then went to see a green lake and on to lunch at thermal springs.
We spent the night near the Chillian border.
All of the people who had come from the Chillian side were suffering from altitude sickness.
9th of feb
Today we drove back to Uyuni.
We stopped at a town which had been moved from a mountain so that they could mine the mountain it was on.
Then got a night bus to La Paz.
10th of feb
The roads in Bolivia are quite bad.
Unpaved and without bridges over the rivers.
We came accross a bus that was suck in the mud of a river so was couldn't cross for 14 hours. Finally when the morning came and the drivers of the waiting busses decided to attempt the crossing most of them got stuck for some time. At one stage there were five busses including ours stuck in the mud. The journey took arround 27 hours. We then went our for a final night out in Bolivia. Had a great night out.
The real 10th of feb
(The last few days are out by one)
I nearly slept in and missed my flight but made it in time a flew to Santigo Chile.
We went out in the evening and met some friendly Chilliens who invidted me to a Comunist bar where you had to knock on the door to get in.
It was kind of cool.
11th and 12th of feb
I went camping in moutains outside of Santiago with the friendly Chilleans. It was good fun. Chile is a bit of a culture shock landing back in the first world it's quite different to Bolivia. Much more similar to home.
So most of the day was spent in a jeep driving though rough dirt tracks in the middle of some amazing scenery. Just below the snow line the sparce vegitation is grazed by Vicuna which are the rare wild cousin of the llama. It is smaller and looks a bit like a deer.
The landscape then turns to desert and the jeep motors along picking one of the many tracks.
We stopped at many lakes with andian flamingo.
We spent the night next to a red lake, coloured by microscopic algae. The lake had stange white borax deposits at the edge.
8th of feb
We went to see gysers in the morning. There were many different coloured bubling pools of mud, it was cool.
This was at the highest point on the tour at 4900 meters.
We then went to see a green lake and on to lunch at thermal springs.
We spent the night near the Chillian border.
All of the people who had come from the Chillian side were suffering from altitude sickness.
9th of feb
Today we drove back to Uyuni.
We stopped at a town which had been moved from a mountain so that they could mine the mountain it was on.
Then got a night bus to La Paz.
10th of feb
The roads in Bolivia are quite bad.
Unpaved and without bridges over the rivers.
We came accross a bus that was suck in the mud of a river so was couldn't cross for 14 hours. Finally when the morning came and the drivers of the waiting busses decided to attempt the crossing most of them got stuck for some time. At one stage there were five busses including ours stuck in the mud. The journey took arround 27 hours. We then went our for a final night out in Bolivia. Had a great night out.
The real 10th of feb
(The last few days are out by one)
I nearly slept in and missed my flight but made it in time a flew to Santigo Chile.
We went out in the evening and met some friendly Chilliens who invidted me to a Comunist bar where you had to knock on the door to get in.
It was kind of cool.
11th and 12th of feb
I went camping in moutains outside of Santiago with the friendly Chilleans. It was good fun. Chile is a bit of a culture shock landing back in the first world it's quite different to Bolivia. Much more similar to home.
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