Uyuni, Bolivia

Hi friends and family,

Our trip to Uyuni from La Paz turned out to be very interesting,  as locals blocked the road in protest. Apparently protests happen a bunch here and the guide had noe idea what they were protesting in this case. As we had no way of getting through,  we followed other cars driving on dirt ''roads''. After an hour on bumpy "roads" we finally came to a town where we could continue the journey on actual roads. Half of the drive should have been on dirt roads but we were lucky enough to be able to stay on the propper road all the way as theu had newly opened it for use. Yaaay.

The Salt Flats of Uyuni was everything I expected and more. We were very lucky to be able to see it dry and wet (wet gives the ground a reflection of the sky), it looked very cool either way.

We also stopped at a train grave yard, very interesting place indeed. Apparently they leave the trains here as a reminder of how Chile blew up the train trecks. 

Tomorrow (20 April) we head back to La Paz for one night before the volunteering in Cohabamba area. 

Write soon, xo