So a couple of days after New Years Eve we set off from Tupiza with sore heads and high on immodium (it was coming out of us like lava) on the South West Circuit of Bolivia, including the infamous Salt Flats, Salares de Uyuni (12,100 sqkm). We were all really hyped for the trip, even our runny bums couldn't dampen our spirits...hope you like the pics guys!! Some of the pics (especially the good ones) are courtesy of Kathleen.
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| The lovely Charlie wearing a big smile for the start of the tour... |
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| Lads didn't look quite as charming... |
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| Is that a pair of binoculars in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me? |
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| First llama sighting of the day... |
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| 'Get thi cream on Casper!' |
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Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man: no time to talk |
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| Our little mate popping out for a feed... |
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| Ian insisted on a private reg plate... |
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| Army base...Ian's practicing his shot... |
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| The deserted mine... |
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| The ghost town... |
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| Ben getting a little too excited... |
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| Chinchilla! |
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| Ian struggling at 4,855 metres... |
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| This little fella kept us mesmerised for ages popping in and out of his various holes... |
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| Geysers! |
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| Bubbling, hot water!! |
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| Stinky sulphur made it smell like eggy poop... |
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| Laguna Guinda |
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| The red lagoon... |
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| Ben getting into Brent mode...you need to do some serious warm ups to achieve the perfect Brent... |
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| The Stone Tree aka Árbol de Piedra |
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| Yorkshires version of Gollum 'eeeeh by Gollum'... |
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| That's just very gay... |
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| Aint no party like an 's' club party! |
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| The white lake 'laguna blanca' |
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| Another mate we made along the way... |
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| 2nd nights digs... |
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| Settling for a spot of lunch...Deysei's cooking was amazing!! |
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| Chillean flamingos... |
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| The active volcanoe... |
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| Lava field... |
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| Salt hotel...bit of card playing to pass some time... |
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| Ben getting aggressive...calm down pal... |
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| We're all so pretty... |
That had to be an early night as Raul, our tour guide, told us it was a 4.30am start to catch the sunrise on the flats...not impressed lol
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| Forgot all about the early wake up call once we were out there...was pretty amazing! |
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| Can't even remember why we did this pose to be honest...someones stupid idea...Ian? |
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| Was bloody freezing though...ar lad keeping me warm... |
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| Ian doing a jig for us all... |
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| Ben taking a dump... |
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| A moment alone for quiet contemplation...or something |
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| We've looked better...well Emma has... |
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| Cacti on the edge of the Isla Incahuasi, smack in the middle of the 12,000 sqkm Salt Flat |
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| How camp are we? |
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| Ian trying to be masculine...owning the mountain |
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| Breakfast! |
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| Deysei, Raul and a random Bolivian guide...just chilling |
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| Easy rider here rocked up solo during breakfast, like some kind of sexy salty God. The fact that he has been lost on the salt flats for three days with only a litre of water made us pale motorbikeless males feel better. |
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| Trying to be as cool as easy rider |
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| Couldn't get shut of him... |
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| Not a great idea with that hairline... |
And so here comes the 'crazy' photos, as every tour guide insisted on calling them
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| Team brent... Best idea ever |
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| Not quite there, Ems jump is not so good with big walking boots on... |
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| Nailed it... |
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| Out of the frying pan... |
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| Getting a bit too giddy... |
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| Ben can´t read... |
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| The markets at the end of the trip... |
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| Last supper... |
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| How much for a wee!!! Cheeky mite... |
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| Ending on a cheeky grin...little cutey... |
So here we end the Salt Flat pics, was an absoloutely amazing trip and thanks again to Raul and Deysei for making it what it was (La Torre Tours)...we´re currently in Sucre trying to find an apartment to rent so we can study more Spanish (we need it a lot more now we´re in Bolivia), we´ll try and do the posts more frequently now as the last two have more or less killed us with so many pics....Hasta luego!
