After two weeks of break we are back on the bike to hit the road again
Few Km after La Paz we meet with Simon and Britt who started their bike trip across South America from Argentina last December 2006.
Riots in Sucre due to the approval of the new Constitution (CPE)
Campesiños manifesting to change some articles of the Constitution
Bolivia offered the most dramatic skys ever seen in this trip
To bike or not to bike ... under a torrential rain ?
To bike....of course !
Tough choice though
South West Circuit
We start buying food for our 9 day trip
Here starts the 12.000 sq Km Uyuni Salt Desert.
Ready to bike 90 km from North to South bank
We reached Isla Incahuasi in the middle of the desert
On the island we met with two french biking musicians travelling from Buenos Aires to Cuba
High Speed in the Salar
Bikes and salt, not a good combination
Shoes and salt, even worse
Lunch at the desk...."Would you like a coffie ?" ...(!!!)
Chasing flamingos
Still wondering why we rented a jeep ?
Laguna Colorada
Llamas
Windy afternoon
Ready to climb up to 5000 mt ?
Let's go !
29 Nov 2007, we broke our new altitude record on a bike: 5030 mt !
Gaysers at "Sol de Mañana"
Backstreet boys
Private hot tub at 4200 mt
Laguna Verde
New commercial of Badedas soap
Calling home
Dinner at Laguna Verde "Lodge"
Hostal in Quetena Chico financed through microcredit
Desert rabbit
US$ 30 per night in San Cristobal !
Freddy, our guide through the desert
Tupiza
Goodbye Bolivia !
French solo cyclist.
Finally below 2000 mt. Pleanty of trees and .... OXIGEN to breath !
110 days of hermitage can drive to wierd actions.
Salta: first supermaket after 4 months of "rice and chicken" meals
