Geysers, Hot Springs and The Verde Lagoon
Trip Start
Jan 28, 2008
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Trip End
Sep 18, 2008
Near the border of Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, Bolivia
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Anyway, on our third day we set out before dawn. It was very cold and very early. As we drove to the geysers, we were trapped behind a truck load with minerals. The road was only a single lane dirt track and it took some time to pass it. At the geysers the four wheel drives started to park around a geysers that had been created in about 1979 when a pipe was forced into the ground. It released a steady vent of gas five metres into the air. The next stop was 100 metres away at some bubbling geysers. The cars parked away from the signs that warned against walking among the geysers, so there were a number of tourists happily walking through and over the vents. The sulfur did not smell too bad as it was still early. The downside of being so early was that it was difficult to see any colour in the pools of hot water
Geysers early morning
.More time in the car saw us at the hot springs. It was still cold as we convinced ourshelves that a soak in the hot water was a good idea. It was! No surprises that it was still cold when we got out and got changed. My broad shorts frozen to the window I put them on so I could get changed back into warmer clothes. No one else in our car braved the water and sat in the car. We could have stayed longer but for the waiting car and our hands and feet becoming prunes.
The Verde Lagoon was the last sightseeing we did with our Brasilian road trippers. From a high outlook we took the necessary photos and piled back into the car to be driven to breakfast beside the White Lake. Not much was made of the White Lake as we all headed in for breakfast. This was where we fair welled the Brasilian travelers and also our excellent driver Doro. We would be sad to see him go.
After breakfast and some confusion we were loaded into another vehicle for the express drive back to Uyuni. Our new driver either had one hand on the gear shift or on the leg of the Bolivian girl next to him (which kept removing). Speaking to our new guide didnīt help the one hand nine lives driving effort from our driver. We had the chance to change clothes and enjoy a hot chocolate before broading the overnight bus back to La Paz.
