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Villarrica, Santiago & San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 9th - 18th May 2000 |
Bolivia |
Day 46: Tuesday, 9th May 2000
Although it felt like we hadn't had any sleep on the overnight bus, we woke to the sights, sounds and smells of other passengers enjoying their breakfasts...
Day 47: Wednesday, 10th May 2000
The taxi picked us up outside the hostel at 6.30am and drove us to the Politur office in Pucon...
Day 48: Thursday, 11th May 2000
Ahhhh, the pain, our muscles have seized, every movement is an effort and incurs a penalty...
Day 49: Friday, 12th May 2000
A reasonable start (7.30am) to wolf-down breakkie, obtain info on the route to, and treks in, the Parque Nacional Conguillo...
Day 50: Saturday, 13th May 2000
We had every intention of hiring bicycles today and cycling to a nearby town...
Day 51: Sunday, 14th May 2000
At 7am the bus deposited its weary travellers in a wet and grey Santiago and we said 'au revoir' to the our French friends...
Day 52: Monday, 15th May 2000
Ruben and the Australian girls left the flat early, so we had the place to ourselves...
Day 53: Tuesday, 16th May 2000
Left Ruben and the cats early to catch the bus to Calama...
Day 54: Wednesday, 17th May 2000
The sun rose over the Atacama desert on our way in to Calama, where we caught the next bus...
Day 55: Thursday, 18th May 2000
Slept in after yesterday's activity and had a lazy breakfast in the eating area outside with Phil, Tiffany, the chickens and Alsatian dog...
Day 56: Friday, 19th May 2000
Up and out early to catch our tour into the desert with Colque tours, our tour bus leaves San Pedro with 12 expectant tourists...
Day 57: Saturday, 20th May 2000
Oblivious to this wonderful event we wake at 7 and relunctantly leave the warmth and relative comfort of our beds...
Day 58: Sunday, 21st May 2000
We were the first out of San Juan - possibly a novel experience for Roman...