Day 3 saw us have a little bit of a sleep in (8am) and then we were back on the road. The highlight for me came when we saw our first glimpse of a salt flat. It looked exactly like snow and the effect was otherworldly.
On the third night we stayed in a Salt hotel which was pretty cool. It wasn´t right on the salt flat, so ecologically it was better for the environment. It was awesome. The walls, the floor, the table and even our bed (although not the mattress) was all made out of salt!
In the morning we rose early to try and make it to this island with lots of cacti on it for sunrise. We didn´t quite make it there, so we got out and jumped around on the salt flat. Now this thing is huge! At 10582 km², the Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, and the perfect playground for silly photos. It was a cool day with breakfast on the cactus island, and then a long time just taking photos galore.
We also visited another salt hotel, this one not allowed to have people stay in but was a cool place to stop anyway.
Lunch was at a nice wee market town called Colchani where they process the salt, and then it was to Uyuni which I must say is an uninspiring dusty little town. I was also feeling pretty sick again by this stage, but managed to make it (just) to La Paz on the night bus.
Well that about catches me up. In a few days time I will be at La Verde Sende wildlife santuary just a few hours north of La Paz. La Paz is strinkingly beautiful with the hills but my god is it busy!
Until next time...
