San Pedro to Uyuni

One of the definitive highlights this trip; a 3 day 4WD trip from San Pedro to Uruyuni in Bolivia.

We were bussed up to the Bolivian border, where we changed to our car, and then started our journey through the national park Eduardo Alvaroa. Everything is between 4,500 and 4,900 metres, so one of the guys got relly sick from the altitude. Luckily I didn't feel anything. Well, except getting short of breath very easily. Happy to be driving, and not riding a bicycle as some of the guys we met.

An amazing trip! Visited the geysirs (o fumadores) Sol de Mañana on 4,850 above sea level. Saw lakes in several colors; red, green, white and blue. With thousands of flamencoes. Volcanoes watching the endless deserts. Surreal big rocks with strange shapes in the middle of nowhere. One of these named after Dali, naturally. Everything seemed endless, the area is huge. And absolutely fantastic!!!

In the middle of day two we exited the national park, and went down to only 3,600 metres. Enough to make the sick traveller get better and manage to eat. As for the record, he was not a gringo but chilean.

The last day we spent in the enourmous and beautiful salt desert, Salar de Uyuni. Strange to think that the sea was all the way up here!

Now I'm in Uruyuni, waiting for the bus to La Paz that leaves in a few hours. Not looking forward to this overnight bus, as I've heard the road is very bad for the first hours.