Leaving our Peaceful Haven Reluctantly, we left our grassy camp under the willow trees, surrounded by vines. It had only been a short break, but was very welcome. We climbed back up the track to the main road. The drive out to Pisco Elqui had been a welcome relief after…
Agroturismo dos Hermanas My first task this morning was to find Leo and get the water turned on. Last night when we went to the bathrooms, there was no water. Our main reason for coming to Agroturismo dos Hermanas was to have a hot shower. We’ve been wild camping for…
Morning I was awoken during the early hours of the morning by precipitation on my face. Our vents were wide open. A shock, as rain was the last thing we expected in these desert conditions. In fact I’m surprised how barren the landscape is, as there seems to be a…
San Pedro de Atacama When we arrived in San Pedro de Atacama last night we thought what a s..t hole. Not a very ladylike expression, I’m afraid, but I could not comprehend why it should be such an important and overpriced tourist destination. Maybe we were tired and our experiences…
Dennis mentioned there was lightening flickering when we went to bed last night, early before 9pm. Well, it came closer and turned into a lengthy thunderstorm. Storms seem to move off very slowly here. Fortunately, although the thunder and lightening were intense, the rain wasn’t too hard and the Caranex…
Leaving Uyuni After a good buffet breakfast, we needed to sort Poki out before we set off. Everything had been thrown in when we had to evacuate our room, after the misunderstanding regarding whether we could keep it for an extra night. When we checked out, having had another room…
A beautiful start to the morning. Not a cloud in a blue, blue sky. It was chilly when we first woke in Poki, though. Only 1.8 degrees, but it soon warms up as the sun rises. It had been a reasonable night, although we were woken by a couple of…
I’m no longer calling them rest days, but non-driving days. Inevitably they are busy with various tasks. This morning was a lovely sunny day. I have been wearing winter clothing, but now we have descended over a thousand meters, I’m boiling. To start the morning, while Dennis was cooking our…
For anyone considering visiting La Paz, may I make one suggestion. You fly in and explore the city from a downtown hotel. La Paz is not a city to go anywhere near with a car! As Dennis told you yesterday, it is an absolute nightmare of heavy traffic, van taxis…
Leaving Puno After breakfast and collecting 5 bags of washing and asking the hotel to move the car that was parked in front of us in the garage, we set off. Poki started pretty easily this morning. Getting out of Puno proved easier than getting in. Once out of town…