9th October Two nights in Chile and we left for Argentina. Lara and I made the most of our time on the bus and mended our rucksacks then started the read 'Wild' together. We arrived in Salta and went out to a local restaurant for steak and wine.

8th October After an early start yesterday we had a lie in and brunch in a little cafe, then walked around the town. Like Uyuni, there was nothing to do in the town but it was much prettier and welcoming so we enjoyed just wondering around, sitting in the square and then sunbathing back at the hotel - enjoying the first hot weather since Mancora! In the afternoon nearly all of us went for a valley if the moon tour. We started in some salt caves and then climb...