September 2008
3 posts
East to Bolivia
Ok, Ok. At long last I am finally getting around to telling the rest of my stories from South America. Things are getting mighty hectic around here, and I figure that if I do not send these out today, I may not get the opportunity to send them again. I have included a few new people on this e-mail who have shown interest in what has been going on. I can send you guys some of the older...
The Uyuni Salt Flats
Our second night in Bolivia we stayed in a hotel made of salt. When I say made of salt, I mean completely made of salt. Aside from toilets, showers and doors, everything is made of salt. Including the tables, chairs, bed frames, walls, floors, etc…. The first picture I have attached hopefully shows you what I am trying to describe. EVERYTHING. Everything is constructed from salt...
Into the wild
As most of you know by now, Sharla and I are back in the good ole USA. However, I still have not sent out pictures for over half of the trip. So, over the next few days I will be e-mailing pictures and stories about the second half of our travels. One of the great things about South America is the vast amount of wildlife. Everywhere we went we encountered animals. Some we may have seen before,...
July 2008
2 posts
To the Atacama Desert
After we returned to Valparaiso from Mendoza, we spent one last week in Valparaiso. It was somewhat difficult to leave since it had become our home over the past several months. (six for Sharla) We left the comfort of our apartment and set out with our backpacks. Most of the main points of interest that we wanted to see were in northern Chile or the neighboring countries. So we packed up our...
Mendoza at Last!
Several weeks ago, we finally were able to cross over the Andes mountains and into Argentina. Mendoza had been a city I have wanted to travel to since I first decided to go to South America, and it did not dissappoint. One of the most difficult parts about getting there is that it requires a bus ride through the Andes. During winter months (which it is here right now) the pass can become...