Puerto Oktay, Pucón, Santiago, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

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January 5th 2013

Published: January 15th 2013

Puerto Oktay We left the Navimag ferry in Puerto Mont and made our way by bus along with our Ausie friends Luke and Gen to Puerto Oktay and just outside town a eco friendly hostel called the Yellow Shoe, set in rolling lush green fields, the hostel is run by a Swiss man and his Chilean wife who between them cooked us some of the best food we had tasted for a while. The dorm in the hostel was an o... Read Full Entry

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Santiago fountains

Santiago skyline

Taken from a hill in the middle of the city

Santiago , old and new

The sun through a 12 inch telescope

Check out the solar flares on the top, 200'000 kms high

36 inch night telescope

Computer controlled, could see galaxy's 250 million light years away

Vicuna, the green valley

Vicuna, sunset in the hills

Vicuna

A line of green in the desert

900 years old

Yes the cactus is old too !!!!

Desert walk

San Pedro de Atacama

Sunset over the Adobe( mud) town

San Pedro de Atacama

The two cowboys of San Pedro

Death Valley in San Pedro Atacama

Sand dunes

San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro salt lake

Sunset over the salt lake

15th January 2013

Paul Cottrell
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Love the sledge ride - who is writing all this???

21st January 2013

Figgy and Ali B
Michael Figgins & Alison Broughall

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Hi cotty thanks for your response, we take it in turns to write but I did the last one (Michael)

15th January 2013

Alison Mahon
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bum sledging
What an exciting sounding way to travel. Makes a mockery of the English sludgy snow we had had here this week. Happy belated New Year to you both.

25th January 2013

sue furber
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Hi Mike and Ali , Wow lots of mountain climbing with great views. Watched a program all about Lost Kingdoms of south America and the origins of Lake Tiwanaku last night - interesting . Take care much love sue xxxx

1st February 2013

Angie Collins
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Fabulous Photo's
Hi ya, Keep those photo's coming, wonderful to see all they beautiful sight's. So glad that you are having such an interesting journey! Keep Safe Love Angie x

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