Being in a 4x4 for 4 days and seeing so many different lagunas and flamingos gives the average tourist the feeling of deja vu. I am no super tourist, and found myself in the same camp as many of the people that we had talked to to figure out if the tour was for us. Fortunately along with the sameness of the lagunas and flamingos there was a huge variety of other things to see.
This is an area that is toxic. These geysers don´t erupt as consistently as ¨Old Faithful¨ but they sure were interesting to look at. We were only able to stay here for a short time though because of the toxic atmosphere. It´s funny to see someone lay on there stomach to get as close as they can when they know that the fumes are toxic.
I figured you all could use a picture of a cute little baby llama. Really. This little baby was hard to corner because of his protective mamma llama, but he finally gave up the good picture. The elusive vicuna, was much harder to take a picture of. Vicuna´s were everywhere, but impossible to get a good photo of. Imagine an antelope, sleek and slender with a long matchstick neck and a tiny llama head on top. Thats a vicuna. And they run like antelope, but with a long goofy neck flailing about.
And here it is, The Salt Flats of Uyuni. This is the selling point of the whole trip. These pictures are of the Ojos de Agua (eyes of water), an ostrich thing that lives on an inhabitable island in the salt flats, the crew, and a great 6am sunrise.
Kathy and I hemmed and hawed when we first thought about doing this tour. If we had known all the other things that we were going to see there would have been no decision to make, it is so beautiful, diverse and amazing. If you are ever in Bolivia and miss the chance to do this...then you missed out. Really.
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