Ok, Time for another update and we´ve been busy. This will be our last entry from Chile as we are in Arica right now at the northern tip of Chile. We enjoyed our last day today with a long walk along the coast and a fabulous seafood lunch on the beach, I never thought we would become so fond of raw fish. Cervice is a dish of raw seafood seared in lemon juice at it is Rad.
Prior to today we spent nights in Iquique, Calama, Antofagasta and San Pedro de Atacama. In Antofagasta we spent time with Nadias family for dinner etc and had a great time, her uncle Ernesto is a very funny and generous man, I am very glad to have met him, but that goes for all of her family, they have been more than accommodating and we thank you all very much.
In San pedro De Atatacama we rose at the ungodly hour of 3.30am and drove out to the Geysers Del Tatio. The geysers are huge fumadores of steam that shoot out of the earth and are quite breathtaking. They are situated in a volcanic crater 4500m above sea level and the outside temperature is minus 18 degrees celcius. It is amazing to see pools of boiling water amongst that kind of air temperature, It´s Definately the coldest we have ever been and Nadia suffered a little from altitude sickness. It´s ok though as she recovered in time to eat the barbecued Llama kebabs!
We also went to see the Atacama Salt flats which were this huge area of you guessed it..Salt! covered in flamingos and at sunset. If Nadia had been with someone she cared about it would have been quite romantic but unfortunately she was stuck with me.
San Pedro is the Byron Bay of Chile. Take that how you may but it isn´t really our scene. Take away all the people and I could have spent more time there. But we had fun all the same.
Next entry will be from a new country, stay tuned to find out which one!
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