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roadside stop heading north from Potosi
weird piles of rocks painted yellow
vicuna
Meteorite Crater
we saw these small buildings in many small towns
a second crater but no water
Volcan Tunupa in the distance
llamas
lots of llama
you looking at me?
we saw these small buildings in many small towns
an alpaca
reminded us of the Tree of Life near the Bonneville Salt Flats
roundabout in Salinas Garcia Mendoza
Volcan Tunupa
a family of cacti appears
closer view
and there's the salt flats coming into view
there are these huge two trailer trucks coming off the flats with salt
we saw vicunas and llamas near the shore
the colours at the top
a salt structure at Coqueza entrance to the Salar
heading to the water
flamingoes
surprise - flamingoes
different kind of flamingoes
town square of Coqueza
solitary
ticket to mirador
looking left from the mirador
looking right from the mirador
the access route we used
Incahuasi in the distance
Chullpa's cemetary
another mummie
mummie
llamas between the shore and the town
the gates at the access ramp
Tigger on the Salar nea the Sacred Lagoon
salty bits
the Sacred Laguna
Tigger on the salt
bricks made of salt
we made it to the Salar de Uyuni
This one's for you, Serena!
white Tigger (sort of) on white salt with white clouds
there are giraffes out here....
Doug and Tigger
Fits in the palm of my hand in Uyuni Salt Flats
Doug holding Tigger up
Tigger on a tin of Timmy's hot chocolate
our Two Tiggers
dino attack
Tigger gets a hat too
move over Tigger
I can squash you
driving in a white rig on the white salt towards the white clouds
Doug driving on the Salar
heading to Incahuasi
so many tour SUV's
most of the islands have cacti
the restaurant - visitor's centre
enjoying the view looking west
now Fran is driving
Tigger and Tigger on Tigger Ford Island
salt formations at the edge of the island
where we camped for the night
looking back at the volcano
hexagonal formations on the salt
wave like formations
the sun sinking
sunset on the Salar
a rock sticking out of the salt
the colours over Tigger
half moon so no milky way show tonight
sunrise on the salar
that's now snow; it's salt
our view in the morning on the Salar
and the sun is up making it SO bright
spare jerry cans in front
Isla Pesacado
where we began the hike up
a cactus is born
a huge cactus
looking west there are lots of other islands
a new arm being born
we made it to the top
where we parked Tigger while we climbed up
it looks so alone
near the top
lots of sharp coral like rocks on the island
Fran surfing on a banana
unroll me please
help it's hot!
Doug inside the beer cozy
Run Calder Run
Tigger is happy anywhere
Fran and her fave African animal
Faster Fran!
International Flag monument near the Salt Hotel
I'm brown enough now
Doug with Canada flag
atop the salt llama in the salt hotel
bar in the salt hotel
figure made of salt
The Dakar Monument out the door
in front of salt hotel
mounds of salt
Fran at the Dakar
Salt mounds near Colchani
in Colchani
salt figures in Colchani