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Hello from the bus to Potosi .. So how was the rest of the Bolivian desert trip ? Well it was one rockin good time . After we left that hostel near that smelly lagoon we saw even more lagoons and a famous rock tree that apparently is seen on postcards in Bolivia . Of course I had to get a photo hugging the rock tree. I always love giving out free hugs .
I also spotted a mountain that looked a lot like a breast .. I nicknamed it nipple mountain and everyone agreed with me.
For lunch we made a stop at another beautiful lagoon that also had hot springs we could get into . Oh even before this I forgot we also made a stop at these geysers which smelled real bad of rotten egg. Got some good happy snaps though .
I forgot to mention that morning we woke up to only two cars instead of three . Apparently one of our cars had to return to a nearby town to get fixed because it was playing up. It was a tight squeeze fitting into two cars but we all sucked it up and tolerated it for the day. We later found out that the car had been fixed but on the way back the driver got into an accident .. Apparently he is fine . We didn't have any service ( being in bum f*** no where ) so we all assumed the car wasn't fixed .
Yesterday was salt flats day ! ( the real name is Salar De Uyuni ) . Had the most amazing day ever. It was about a four hour drive from the hostel we stayed at overnight . ( somewhere again in bum f*** no where ) . Basically the salt flats are a desert made of salt ! We were quite lucky with the weather and conditions in that we got to see the salt flats both dry and wet . Both are spectacular to see . We ran into another tour group a week ago saying that it was too flooded when they went ( it's rainy wet season here at the moment ) and they could only go to the edge and not further in. Our tour guide tweaked the three day so we saw the salt flats on the last day to see the sun set .. It was totally worth it . We started out on the dry area where we had lunch and took our perspective photos. If you have ever seen pics up on Facebook of people who have already been here you notice how clever people can get with ideas . My main aims were to get photos with a basketball , pokey and a jumping photo. And yes I did all of them but also added a photo with a beer and a camel .
After this we visited a hotel made mostly of salt in the middle of the salt flats . I did a quick loo trip and must say it was one of the most feral toilets I have ever been to . I mean I'm not too picky with loos cause I just squat .. Really I should have just found a place to squat but obviously being in a desert there aren't too many places to pick! It cost me 5 bolivianos as well.. And it didn't help the driver of our 4 x 4 did a big ass crap in it before I went ...
It's such a shame they let this hotel building be constructed in the middle of the salt flats. It's ugly and I'd imagine it's polluting the s*** out of the place . Our guide also told us that next year they are going to begin mining the salt flats for lithium and in a years time it might not be accessible for tourists to come visit . Sad times ahead because this place is so beautiful.
Anyways after this we went to the wet area of the salt flats and that was even cooler. The reflections of the water are so amazing. We watched the sun go down and I must have took over 100 pics on my phone and camera ..
So here I am on the bus to Potosi. A small silver mining town about four hours drive north east of Uyuni . We are only staying a night here . I'm just hoping they have fast wifi so I can put some pics up on fb and let my family know I'm still alive... And of course update my blog !
Tomorrow morning we get on another bus to Sucre which should be a more exciting city. Hopefully get another night out on the town here .
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