At 4:30am we robotically dragged ourselves out of bed after a sleepless night. We got in our freezer, I mean tour van and were off. First stop: the geezers, excuse me, geysers. (Our British friends kept saying "We´re going to see the geezers!" Laura and I couldn´t stop laughing at this pronunciation confusion... eccentric, old people?
what? :)As the sun rose in the distance, we shivered our way around the steaming pools, trying not to inhale too much sulfur. The smelly steam being shot out of the ground gave the appearance that we were on Mars. It was actually really incredible, smelly, but incredible.
We then made a stop at the hot springs (5000m above sea level!) where no one felt brave enough to peel off their warm clothes and get into (besides, of course, our own fish, Laura.) At 6 in the morning, maybe the water was hot, but the air was frigid!The last stop on the tour was the
green lagoon, my personal favorite. The two snowy mountains looming in the background are reflected in the water. Truly amazing.After a rushed breakfast, we flew to the border and jumped in a different van, headed for Chile. What a finale to our month in Bolivia!
Wow, i envy you. I have followed every post of your adventure and I am glad you are having a good time abroad....
ReplyDeleteTake care, I miss you!!
Fernando