No Flamingos were Hurt in the Making of this Post!

One of the reasons we had a fantastic time on the Uyuni tour was because everyone on the tour got along really well. Everyone was really easy going and had a good sense of humour. There were 16 of us, a Spanish couple from the north of Spain, a family of 5 from Spain, two Chilean couples, us and three friends who had met while doing an exchange in Brazil and had decided to go to Machu Pichu before heading home. We met them as they were making their way to Peru from Bolivia. Most of the conversations were in Spanish and we didn't mind at all because we wanted to get more familiar with the language. I learned a a few words, including how to swear and when we really didn't understand, the Spanish couple and Marchelo translated for us.

On the second day of the tour, we drove through the Bolivian desert and highlands, stopping to take photographs at the Stone Tree and the following lagoons: Lagunas Honda, Chearcota, Hedionda and Canapa. The last lagoon was filled with flamingos and Ramanan had the chance to take a lot of really nice photos with the 100-400 lens. We had lunch at Laguna Canapa and then headed to the salt hotel where we would be spending the night. The entire hotel was made of salt, including the walls, floors, tables, chairs and beds. The bathroom did have tiles though and a hot shower that really wasn't hot for me! But basically everyone beat me to the shower so I was just out of luck. We had a nice dinner of roasted chicken and vegetables as well as Bolivian wine. And like the night before, we spent the evening talking, and staying warm near the fire.