We had another early start because we had a really long drive ahead. Our goal was San Pedro de Atacama, which at lower altitude would be nice and warm. If we didin't make it, we were looking at a high altitude bush camp with possible minus temperatures! In a tent, that's not too nice!
The scenery has been unbelievable along the way-
We stopped at Salinas Grandes (3550m) which boasts a dried up salt lake that's 525 square kilometers. It was nothing after having visited Uyuni in Bolivia-
It did seem in the middle of nowhere-
The crust is up to half a meter thick so the booths and huts are made entirely of salt-
We continued on to Susques for lunch. It's like a town out of a Wild West movie-
is well cared for. The gate was locked and a man in a nearby office told me I could find the woman with the key if I walked two blocks this way, then left another block or too. Luckily I could peek over the fence-
Surprisingly I had a great Milanese for lunch, it's like schnitzel, and we carried on. More great scenery-
We crossed the border into Chile at Paso de Jama (4230 m) where we got the Argentinian departure stamp and Chilean entry stamp in the same building. All our bags had to be X rayed and the truck was searched. We lost our eggs and fresh vegetables. Dario's IPhone was in the charging bay on the truck and was stolen by a border guard! We have to be so careful. I'm petrified I'm going to lose my IPad. My life is on it and I'm not sure what I'd do!
We're at the Argentinian border, entering Chile, with Bolivia on the top left-
We kept driving and came to dormant Volcán Llullaillaco (6723m). It's massive-
Looking forward to a nice relaxing day in adobe Disneyland!
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