Uyuni tour day 3

20th February

Salt Lake of Bolivia!

Some kids playing and having fun

Waiting for the bus?

Today is te day that we have been waiting for a long time. Ever since we talked about this trip, Angela always was going to go to Salar de Uyini. A big salt lake that covers about 9000 sq km i area. All it is, is a sheet of salt of about 7 metres thick and it still has running water underneath. Ut is an amazing sight. This was what the whole day was about, getting up and getting to the salt flat. More 4 wheel drive action, but on the flat surface this time. We get to Fisher Island where there is an abundance of cactii and as much salt as the eye can see. We take many funny pictures, and many perspective shots before wondering through the cactii jungle. It is a terrific experience. Then the drive at great speed across the lake to the salt hotel (which is closed because of the carnaval in Bolivia). It is nothing special really, and hence the salt reforming mines are also slightly disappointing as they are just piles of salt.

I know it looks weird.

David is basically taking a photograph

He's trying to make it look like Hazel (far back) is coming out of

Normans arse (The one with the pants down) 

Caaan youuu heear meee Daaaviiiiiiiiiiid??

David & Angela

Cactus LOVE

Come back, i just want to feel how smooth your bum feathers are.

Lunch is served on tables made from salt, of course, and that is that. The tour ends in Uyini and final stop is the train cemetery (I don't know why they need to put this part in on the tour, as its just a pile of rusty train remains), but thats how it is.

In Uyini we tip the driver, we get our bags and we wait for our connecting bus from here to Sucre which is a joint capital of Bolivia. It will be an overnight journey (not recommended by many, especially on Bolivian buses) but we are brave enough to do it. Uyini itself is (excuse my French) a shithole. So getting out of there is the order of the day, but we at least get some nice chicken before departing. Long overnight journey is not so pleasant, but bearable and we arrive in Potosi to change buses at 2 am. Then we stand around and wait for a connection at 3.30am and talk to some Chilean law students, while freezing our asses off and eating crackers. Its all good.

Angela

Angela & David