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Published: January 9th 2007
He said merry xmas
No christmas is really christmas without a baby AlpacaLeon and i spent Xmas at 4500m on the white salt plains of Bolivia. Homesickness was offset slightly with the knowledge that we were among only a few to experience a WHITE XMAS in the sweltering 35 degree heat of the Bolivian desert.
Our special xmas present was a trip to a hotel made of salt, 2 flat tyres and a salt throwing war.
Boxing Day the road was not a road in places which made for some gruelling but exhilleratong 4wding. However, the Mars like terrain and colourful swamps in which the only inhabitants were Flamingos made it worth while. It is quite obvious there is no other place like this on earth.
Day 3 we woke early and visited some geysers and mud pools. Exactly like NZ but with no saftey fences. People naively walked around the perimeters of the pools... i would love to see what OSH would say.
We then relaxed in a hot pool which was perfect temperature. Quite amazing.
We were dropped off on the later that day in San Pedro. The road dropped and it felt more like a plane landing than a ride on a bus. It would have made
Fish Island
Bang smack in the middle of the Salt plains. Me, my ridiculous hat and 2000yo cactus for a record breaking neutral challenge (put the car in neutral and see how long you can go for).
The race was on to travel from San Pedro to Valparaiso for New Years. We decided to take a 24 hour (straight) bus. So you could say it was a bit of a long haul. 1800kms later... (around 150kms shy of travelling the length of NZ).
Enjoy the pics - really words do not give this place justice.
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