We piled into the cars ready for another day of adventures. Destination number one - geysers. Even here in the Andes there are natural geysers and the best time to see them is when the steam is rising up because of the cold night air. It felt like we had somehow landed on another planet. The terrain was surreal with large open craters with bubbling mud and steam. You have to see it in person to fully appreciate it.
Now, with such an early start to the day, we were all ready for a little breakfast. We arrived to the hot spring pool at around 7 am, had breakfast and changed into our bathing suits as quick as possible to get into the water which was about 35 degrees c. There were Llamas all around the pools and with the steam rising from the water it looked so calm and beautiful. It was wonderful to get into the water and let the previous nights sins wash away. I was so busy relaxing that I completed forgot to take any photos.
Out of the pools and dressed again as we didn't have time to waste today. We had to get to the border crossing to Chile in time to catch our bus at 10:30 am. A brief stop at the green lagoon which wasn't very green that day. Let me explain the reason for the colors in the lagoons. It is a result of the algae living off the minerals that are washed out of the ground. The types of minerals dictate the type and color of the algae. And if there is no wind to stir up the water, you don't see the color.
At the border 'Team Flamingo' as we have been dubbed by Natalya, said their farewells. Those of us crossing the border to Chile got in line to get our exit stamps and the others had a long ride back to Uyuni. We would only have a 45 minute ride to our destination.
Next stop: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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