Pictures...as promised (Salt Flats, Potosi, La Paz, and Lake Titicaca....)


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South America
March 14th 2007
Published: March 15th 2007
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A whack load of pictures....in a sort of order...enjoy!!!


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Our trusty truck and the end of the salt flatsOur trusty truck and the end of the salt flats
Our trusty truck and the end of the salt flats

It made it! And so did we...tons of fun on the Salar!
An inukshuk in Bolivia?An inukshuk in Bolivia?
An inukshuk in Bolivia?

Pretty darn close - and a beautiful lake. Anyone else feel like we're in BC??
Reflections and snow in BoliviaReflections and snow in Bolivia
Reflections and snow in Bolivia

day number 2 of the 'tour'...
Salt lake, mountains...and your standard llamaSalt lake, mountains...and your standard llama
Salt lake, mountains...and your standard llama

it took awhile until his head was turned juuuussst right
Little cold...little windyLittle cold...little windy
Little cold...little windy

all wrapped up and ready for anything! (nothing a little coca tea and rum couldn't help!!)
Oh thermal baths, how i loved theeOh thermal baths, how i loved thee
Oh thermal baths, how i loved thee

incredible..and warm sunrise
Our last stop...Our last stop...
Our last stop...

Beautiful green lake..anyone else feel like their in BC...sort of?
Potosi - Getting ready for some mining funPotosi - Getting ready for some mining fun
Potosi - Getting ready for some mining fun

Checkin out the miners...and the dynamite we bought
Makin nice with the mining godsMakin nice with the mining gods
Makin nice with the mining gods

you have to bring them things and keep them happy - otherwise you never know what could happen down there!
Not too impressed by this mine situationNot too impressed by this mine situation
Not too impressed by this mine situation

we just kept going lower and lower! and it got dustier and hotter!
Up to the brim..Up to the brim..
Up to the brim..

they are actually running out of space to put people....the valley is only so big!
La Paz - a precariously wired cityLa Paz - a precariously wired city
La Paz - a precariously wired city

i thought electrocution #2 would happen here for sure!
Top of the World's Most Dangerous Highway ... Death roadTop of the World's Most Dangerous Highway ... Death road
Top of the World's Most Dangerous Highway ... Death road

check out the sign for the hospital. Probably not the best reassurance.
Callie...suited up and ready for a ride!Callie...suited up and ready for a ride!
Callie...suited up and ready for a ride!

our gear was pretty sexy eh??
Tough ChicksTough Chicks
Tough Chicks

a little danger never held us back!


15th March 2007

Love the pics!
You've been taking such great pictures!! I've been showing them to all of my friends. lots of love, Catherine
15th March 2007

awesome pics! that boat is soooo not what i thought it would look like based on your description of it being made of reeds! you're travelling in style for sure! keep having fun!! miss you

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