I wasn't too cold last night thankfully, thanks to the layers I was wearing and the sleeping bag. The bed wasn't comfortable at all as it was sloped so I kept sliding down and having to move back up! Never mind! Had some breakfast before heading off. The 4x4s weren't ready yet so we went for a walk to the lake by the hotel and saw some more flamingos. Set off and stopped a few times as usual to take photos. Saw a volcano, forgot the name of it! Drove on to a p...

Today was the start of our desert crossing. Our pickup was late so we hung around outside waiting for almost an hour but it was a good thing as it meant we could make the most of the wifi as we will have none for the next 3 days. Drove for a while until we reached the Chile border. As soon as we got off the bus a crowd of Chile football fans greeted us and wanted photos with us all! As started asking where we were from. And chanting "Chile, Chile" and so on! It...

What a fun and active day! Went on a bike ride this morning with some others. Since I haven't ridden a bike in about 10 years, I was a bit nervous as I was out of practice. At first there was a problem with my gears so of course that didn't help me when everyone went speeding off and I couldn't keep up! But the man managed to fix it and I felt a lot better! The road was so bumpy at first, my arms were hurting after a while! But eventually it got smoother and be...

Now in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Left at 6am so a very early start! It was a long journey. Tried to sleep but there were so many bends in the road that it was impossible to! But wow, this has to be the journey with the most amazing scenery I've ever been on. At first we went in between mountains, then through salt flats briefly before the desert. It was a comfortable bus and we were provided food. Biscuits for breakfast (how healthy! - I was glad I had my o...

An early start. Woke up to another delicious breakfast! The last of dulce de leche on this trip probably so I made sure I enjoyed every moment of it :p We went to the Cafayate region in Salta. The journey was a lot longer than we thought it would be; it took almost 3 hours until we had our first photo stop! Saw many different rock formations before we went to a vineyard and of course did some wine tasting. Tried three different wines, one white and two reds. The...