Salt Lakes Tour

HOLA
Just got off our 3day salt lakes tour. It was Amazing!! Went from San Pedro de Atacama in the top of chile where we did a tour around the Vale de la Luna = Valley of the Moon. It was in an area, canyon of the desert that looked identiacal to the moon. THere was a giant Perfecto sand dune that we climbed to watch the sunset and the Andes change colour with the setting sun.
The 3day tour began with 3 lakes one white, one green and one red. We saw heaps of flamengos and llamas. and then 4 more lakes and hundreds of crazy random as volcanic rocks.. one looked like a tree.. its called the stone tree. The drive was in 4wds and it was true 4wdriving! sitting in the back you were thrown all over the place. We got 2 flat tires on day 2 and they were changed in less than 4mins! Today was the best day we staying in a hotel on the edge of the salar de uyuni(salt lake of uyuni) , which was completely made of salt.. walls.. floor.. tables.. chairs. We got up at 5:30am walked 15min out onto the lake and watched the sun come up at the edge of miles and miles of salt. The day was spent driving across this lake.. pristine white everywhere.. white as far as you could see in all directions! A crazy visual experiance. We stopped at an island which was covered in cacti and had been inhabited since the time of the incas. We are all sunburt cos the salt worked like snow and was very reflective.. for all you medders.. the salt is formed in hexagonal shapes.. just like liver cells!
We are now in Uyuni.. we were going to stay one night here but it smells like poos and wees so we are on the next bus to Potosi, 200 km away.. 6hours in a bus! We will do the famous mine tour there tomo and then head up to La Paz which is supposed to be very very cool.
We just checked our exam marks.. All Passed so we are off for a cerveza in the sun (beer)
chao for now.
Em, Megan, Sarah