Glenn's South American Oddssy

The day starts with a brillant sunrise, then down the dusty road and into the next town to get a little local advice, routes or short cuts. Then it's out onto the salt. A little easier driving. At first all I think about is all the horror stories, but after a short time, looking at things like the earth ramps that cross the soft edges with markers that can be seen for a some Ks around, my mind is put to rest. Besides I have my trusty GPS.

After some help from David, whom I met in La Paz, we set out across the salt to check out some Inca mummies. They seem to have some very questionable information on them, or is just a very good effort to get the tourists in?



Next was across the salt to another town to see a salt hotel. Yes, a whole building made from salt. For the price of this hotel you would think it had the Hilton on the outside. After a stroll around there, the next part is to leave the sight
of land behind and head across the salt to a GPS way point with nothing in sight for some time. David came through here and we arrived a the correct location, the Fish Island and a camping site which looked more like a beach. The first thing I noticed was the lack of noise. No birds, no wind, just nothing. We arrived early enough to get set up and BBQ with a few beers just befor the sun set.