Salar de Uyuni pt. 2

More stunning scenery on day 3 (and a slightly tired and grumpy Sophie). We were able to get really close to the flamingo´s on one of the beautiful lagoons as well as Vicuña, Llama and Alpaca. Reaching the edge of the Salar De Uyuni by dark we spent the night in a Salt ´hotel´. Everything from walls, flooring, tables, chairs and beds were made from salt (good for Sophie´s ulcers) and we even had our first shower. Tonight it was Sophie that cut the village power by attempting to plug in a hairdryer (genuinely!).

Our final day started at 4am (IN THE DARK) to make our way to the middle of the salt flats for sunrise… a one-off experience well worth the effort. Its hard to describe the scale of the salt flats at over 11,000sq/km and to believe that under the hard salt crust (1m-20m thick) lies vast amounts of water. We visited one of the 14 islands in the salt flats which is home to some acient cactus and provided stunning views. Breakfast must be mentioned here….freshly baked bread and pancakes from our fabulous cook who had clearly been up earlier than us that morning.

Given some of the stories we had heard about bad tour companies we were so lucky to have a great guide, cook and fellow travellers…

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