Hello Friends,
I hope your evening is lovely and restful, from which seemed a very long day.
It has been a while, so I thought I would start with the adventure we took to the Salar two weekends ago. The Salar, in Bolivia is the largest, and also highest (at this point, the highest thing is a given :) salt mine in the world.
We started our trip on our 3-day weekend, myself and 5 other girls were ready for a break and an adventure! We did not have a plan set in stone, living here you really can't live like that, but we had an idea of what we wanted to happen! We got in a taxi and headed to the bus station! From there we took a 4ish hour bus ride to a small city with a train station! We stayed the night in a hotel and in the morning left for the train, that would take us to our final destination! Without flaw, thanks be to God, we got on the train and 7ish hours later we were in Uyuni. We found a hostel, which was $5 a night if that gives you any ideas, and went to bed anticipating the next days adventure! When we awoke in the morning we headed to book a tour and find breakfast. We headed out into our adventure, cameras charged and the most touristy outfits you could imagine! We saw the train cemetery, another part of town, a cactus island and finally the salt! You wouldn't think salt could be that much fun, but it was one of the coolest things I had seen here yet. There were so many things to see and explore, it felt like our one-day trip was much longer. After staying less then 24 hours, we headed back to the train station and was bound for La Paz. It was a short trip, and a lot of transportation, but it was a new place of Bolivia to explore!
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| Almost to the top of the cactus island! |
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| Gangs all here!! |
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| Really close to the volcano! |
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| Did I mention there were dinosaurs? |
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| I also grew a bit too... |
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| Matching tourist outfits!! |
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| Where trains go when they die :( |
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| Just sitting on a train! |
As I ponder these wonderful memories surround by Gods amazing landscape, I am able to see the true adventure I am on! Although I have difficult days, I am reminded of the opportunity that I have here in La Paz. I am so grateful of the support I have received and am trying to stay focused on the now, and not on the next!
Until next time,
Sara
