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Bolivia

by stuart.mckechnie

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The start of our epic journey in front on Los Solares hostel
Cactus close up!
Our new friends from Dublin, Zoe and Ed, and our lovely guide, Carla
Bizarre rock formations were just a taste of things to come
Donnie Darko springs to mind
Cute baby lama
Starting to get pretty remote
Inquisitive lama
Heavily guarded village church
Our first night's accommodation
Girl with her puppy 'Micky Mouse'
What's that crawling on your foot?
Stuart helping Segundino the driver syphon tomorrow's fuel into the jeep
Time for tea
Is it a puma?
Lama-like but wild Vicuñas
Heading for the heights of the Andes
Cute national park border control guard
Strange boggy landscape
10 degrees out, 30 degrees in. Nice.
Further evidence of volcanic activity
Vent hole that opened a couple of years ago, next to Carla's jeep!
Group photo next to the red lake
Dribbling flamingo
Aren't rocks and mountains brilliant?!
Stunningly serene Honda Lake
Glass or water?
National Geographic cover photo of the day
Lonely flamingo
Flamingo taking off
Curious flamingo
Proud flamingo
Us and flamingos
A very small section of our journey
Volcano!
Surfing a rocky wave. Nerd.
As close as Stu got to a handstand up against the crazy rock
Lunchtime in a perfect spot
Wave-like volcanic rock formation
Post-lunch group photo
Stop! Lamas!
And donkeys!
Lunch time
Church tower
Ostriches?! Even the Bolivians don't know how they got here
Dust devil
Ethereal mountain top through the cloud
Lama hide
Biscuits dipped in dulce de leche. Moreish.
Unenthusiastic but impressive after-dinner entertainment
Remote Inca village abandoned during the Spanish invasion
Is it a coyote?
No, it's an Andean Zorro
World's fattest rabbit
Watch out for lamas!
Stay away from my yoghurt-covered biscuit!
Flamingos!
Flamingos coming into land
Volcanic hot spring in the middle of nowhere
Synchronised flamingo drinking
The red lake, coloured only during the afternoon by its microbial inhabitants
Playing cards at the haunted hostel
Early start for day 3
The infamous Stone Tree
The closest we came to roadrunner and coyote scenery
Dune riding
Mountains of 7 distinct colours
Adorable rabbit catching some rays
Reeds, lake and mountain shot
Mud-eating flamingo
Flamingo wading
Segundino saves the day
Laura peering into the eerie coral tombs of San Juan cemetery
San Juan cemetery
That's not a salt flat...
Dust devil at the garden cemetery
Even the walls are made of salt in the Chuvica Hostel
Tea time in Chuvica Hostel
Cat litter flooring
Thanks for the wine Carla
Not an easy ascent up Isla del Pescado at 3650m and at 6:30am
Good morning cactus
Good morning sunshine
Good morning us
Good morning Carla
Good morning Salar de Uyuni
Good morning dog
Take 2 after Stu stabbed his legs on that cactus
Carla's cake-for-breakfast surprise
Isla del Pescado
Salt flat frisbee
Stu's salt flat cartwheel
Laura's salt flat cartwheel
Frisbee action shot (we started with a white one but lost it)
Not a breakable window in sight
Drop it again and you're on your knees
Bottom's up
Get in my belly
No entry, photo-shoot in progress
Whoop!
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