We are now coming to the end of our time in Chile and Argentina, and are about to begin the Bolivian leg of our journey.
Since our last update we have been prettttty busy. We went from Pucon in the lake district up to Valparaiso, which is a Bohemian town on the Pacific Coast. Lot's of buildings covered in artwork and an amazing city design, built into the side of various hills facing the port. James found a new hobby in our hostel as there was a trapeze bar and those fabrics which you can climb up and fall down like in the BBC advert a while ago. Two floors up the building using the fabric after 2 litres of beer is no easy task!
After leaving Valparaiso we then went to Santiago de Chile where we were able to enjoy the poolside bar and bbq at our hostel. We did some exploring of the city and then got on a bus over the mountains to Mendoza (Argentina). The journey was amazing, winding up and up over the pass.
In Mendoza we went on a wine tour, by bicycle! It was a really fun day visiting an olive oil factory, a family vineyard and a chocolate and liquor factory...lot's of tasting was done!
We then took an overnight bus back to Santiago (8 hours) and got the first bus up to La Serena (7 hours). This would have been much more manageable if we hadn't had to wait for nearly 2 hours at the border at 3am while someone had 2 huge suitcases of illegally transported clothing counted, and counted and counted!
In La Serena we went on a really great tour out to the Isla Damas, where we were able to see Humboldt Penguins, Sea Lions and Dolphins up close and personal. It was Jess' dream come true. James then had the chance to swim in the Pacific on a white sand beach while a whole school of dolphins swam past our to sea, diving up into the air! We were then treated to a lovely fresh fish meal in the tiny coastal town miles from anywhere!
We are now currently in San Pedro de Atacama, and tomorrow we have a 3 day jeep tour into Bolivia through the salt deserts.
We will upload lots more pictures soon!
James & Jess
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