We came, we saw, we conquered seems to fit the bill, but even that doesn't do justice to the epic experience Kristin and I shared in Chile and Bolivia. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kristin for my sanity and also tell you all that she is an amazing friend.
We left Monday evening and arrived in La Serena (the mermaid) early Tuesday morning. We had a great time enjoying the beach, relaxing, and being attacked by gypsy woman trying to put tea in our hands.
We left La Serena and headed to San Pedro de Atacama (which happens to be the driest desert in the world). We practically went crazy on the bus ride, it was long, hot and smelly, but alas we arrived and were ready to thrive off the heat, but unfortunately there was none. It was freezing and EXTREMELY windy. We checked into our hostel which reminded me of some creepy polygamous colony in Texas and set ourselves up a few tours.
We went on a tour of the Taito geysers, now I'm not trying to be all superior here, but they didn't even hold a candle to Old Faithful, but Kristin and I still managed to laugh and have a brilliant time there. We were also supposed to have a tour of the Valle de la Muerte (Valley of Death) which was cancelled due to the ridiculous wind, in retrospect, it's a probably a good thing we didn't tempt fate by taking a tour of the Valley of Death.
Kristin and I have an affinity for Lewis and Clark (I credit my dad for this) so the Bolivia adventure will be presented through our journal entries, to honor those great men who helped write our history. It should be posted within the next few days. Enjoy that warm weather, we are jealous.
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