Bolivia continued...

After running around La Paz for a day, we left early the next morning for Uyuni. We had to change the route a bit due to a vote that was taking place (aka - we had to get out of La Paz early in case there were riots due to a referendum vote). I think it was a 15 hour drive to Uyuni, which was pretty painful - some of the roads are not the best in Bolivia... mostly dirt, not I-80 or I-25 to say the least... After finally arriving in Uyuni we find out that we are not allow to visit the salt flats the next day (the reason why we were there) because the vote was taking place - apparently no private vehicles are allowed to be on the roads on election days.... interesting huh?

With a free day we visited a really cool train graveyard that was on the outside of Uyuni. It was also apparently Austrailia Day, with 19 Aussies on tour it seemed appropriate that we celebrate. Though I know nothing about Australia Day, I was lucky enough to get to listen to Aussie music all day and partake in some cricket.

After a very long Aussie Day, the next day we were able to visit the salf flats. We drove in some LandCruisers for hours over miles and miles of salt, it was a pretty cool spot and learned they were the largest salt flats in the world. There was a cool ¨island¨in the middle of the flats that provided an awesome 360 degree perspective of the white land. I wish I would have brought a massive salt shaker to fill up...

We are now in Potosi, the highest city in the world - 4070 meters (close to 13,000 ft). It is a really nice city, but most people on tour are ready to head back to normal altitudes and feel regular again. The lung capacity of the people that live here is amazing! We will spend 2 more nights in Bolivia before heading to Argentina.