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October 2nd 2007

Published: November 16th 2007

On all that we’ve gone through the past 2 weeks we could probably easily write a 100-page novel - not quite fitting for this little blog. However, writing just a short paragraph or two would not do justice in describing this final journey - the climax of our year-long escapade, perhaps. So, we’ve deviated from the usual format for this blog entry, and instead are going to put down some summari... Read Full Entry

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...Closer

Too Close!

Still Standing

Beruska (still going strong) in front of yet another flamingo lake.

After Another Hard Day’s Work

Laguna Celeste

Lost

Don Viktor's superhuman vision allowed him to see the "path". Although to us it just looked like stones and shrubs in all directions, he insisted that we were not lost, and almost crossed us in to Argentina (illegally, of course).

Don’t Even Think About It

Don Viktor considering making more new tracks and crossing the gorge. Why is it that men can never admit it when they’re lost?

Don’t Even Think About It

Best Left Untouched

Tense Times

Arriving at Kolpani

Almost at once the whole community congregated by our car.

Arriving at Kolpani

After a Rough Day

A huge relief to know we were safe and warm for the night after the Kolpani community took us in to their homes and gave us a warm bed, and more importantly their laughter, which kept our mind off the car trouble.

Our Wonderful Kolpani Friends

New Friends

Don Viktor and our host in Kolpani became good friends almost immediately, chatting away in a mixture of Aymara and Spanish.

Breakfast

Don Viktor and Tom chewing away on some roast llama breakfast.

Local Talent

It was the host’s teenage son’s first time seeing a digital camera, so Tom gave him a short lesson on how to use his SLR camera and some tips on taking good pictures, and then left him with it to go and take some pictures of his friends and family in the Kolpani community. He returned later with these suprisingly good shots.

17th November 2007

Jason Louis
non-member comment

Lol!
I'm sorry you had such a rough time but am happy to get a good chuckle out of your story. I guess all the bad stories about drunk guides in the Salares are true!

17th November 2007

/jose-blog
non-member comment

Bo-live-ian dive!
What a fantastic experience! Well done guys! Beautiful pictures. Keep feeding us with more! :¬)

18th November 2007

Alexa Varah
non-member comment

hola! Wow, loved your Uyuni blog. I went there and it was one of the most beautiful places I've been to. Hope the car's now fine and that you love Argentina. Good luck! x

19th May 2011

cabochick
Andrea

Wow!
Wow, that is stunning.

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