Monday, January 25 Time Uyuni sullen. We found our Teutonic cyclists. Muddy and tired, like us. We spent part of the afternoon to clean our bikes to remove mud packs. The weather forecast is not good for the coming days and we have little chance of crossing the Salar ... People have confirmed that it is flooded at the moment. We will wait another day and see. History to take away our illusions, a hailstorm hit apocalyptic Uyuni followed by heavy rain and therefore the streets are again under water. Not easy to walk to dry ...
Tuesday, January 26 Uyuni Cloudy then sunny Well, today the weather was not bad except at a famous shower. This morning we fixed the zipper of the tent, cleaned our stove and the tent that were still full of sand. This afternoon, we went to the cemetery by train, car full of dislocated without much interest, but also a dozen rusty old steam locomotives placed there in the middle of the desert landscape. What is pitiful, what are the heaps of rubbish that we crossed to get there. In fact, the city is surrounded by several hundred meters of waste. And it does not feel good eh! We decided to ride one day in the Salar 4x4 tomorrow, just to see what it is and after tomorrow we will take the bus to Potosi. I'm still terribly disappointed. Indeed, the crossing of the Salar de Uyuni was one of my major goals of this trip (with the path between Chile and Argentina, Ushuaia and Machu Pichu), hence, huge disappointment. To comfort me I got a haircut. I know it is not a consolation, but it is the first time that I appreciate the way What hairdressers want to talk, we had a meeting about our respective countries and both learned things. Ah yes, the price category: Hairdresser: 1 € ...Interlude ecological It is customary to go to Pachamama (Mother Earth) part of what it offers, so if you are served a glass of wine, he should pay a little drink on the ground said before drinking. We were told that if the natives (as that Argentine Bolivian) are very devout Catholics, this does not prevent them from worship Pachamama. And then I laugh! They have a curious way of putting it into practice, they swing happily bottles, cans, wrappers from the windows of their cars along the roads. In town, they would not be two meters to throw something in one of the few garbage cans, no, no, at ground level. And to top it all, the rubbish collected by municipalities are rejected anyhow outside agglomerations. Poor Pachamama ...
Wednesday, January 27 Uyuni Sunny No regrets, the Salar was impracticable. Indeed, the 4x4 drove for miles in water. The scenery was exceptional because the glare from the water was completely disappear on the horizon, the sky and the Salar had become one. We also had the impression that the cars were moving in the air. Vision is really strange. We had lunch on an island in the middle of this range salt, a huge rock covered with cactus. In short, even if it was seven in the car (plus driver) and I hate organized tours, I must admit that it was worth a look. In addition, I have peace of mind because I know we can not go by bike ...
Thursday, January 28 3km Potosi Alt: 4000m Rainy were lucky, our bus was ok. In addition, we had the first seat behind the driver, so a lot of legroom. The road began to climb right out of Uyuni, with rain and track conditions, we removed it immediately regret of not Potosi curling up 220km bike. Despite the fact that this road is one of the nicest we've followed, green valleys, canyons, bizarre rock formations, sand dunes, etc.. Arrived in Potosi, after 6-hour drive, we have had only two kilometers to go to reach our hotel, but in the kind of side streets of San Francisco ... Angelica, a great sage, decides to push his bike the hardest part while I, in large dikke nek, I pedal to the top, forgetting that we are at 4000m and I just hit a six-hour bus ... Conclusion, nausea and difficulty to defer for a good hour. Our hotel "Hostal Casanova" is a 17th century colonial building with rooms arranged around a beautiful courtyard. Really nice. There was only one room available, but a suite for four people with private bathroom and TV, as we did not want to move, we paid for four ... To hell with greed!
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