What a fun and active day! Went on a bike ride this morning with some others. Since I haven't ridden a bike in about 10 years, I was a bit nervous as I was out of practice. At first there was a problem with my gears so of course that didn't help me when everyone went speeding off and I couldn't keep up! But the man managed to fix it and I felt a lot better! The road was so bumpy at first, my arms were hurting after a while! But eventually it got smoother and be...

Now in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Left at 6am so a very early start! It was a long journey. Tried to sleep but there were so many bends in the road that it was impossible to! But wow, this has to be the journey with the most amazing scenery I've ever been on. At first we went in between mountains, then through salt flats briefly before the desert. It was a comfortable bus and we were provided food. Biscuits for breakfast (how healthy! - I was glad I had my o...