5-8th January 2012, Salar de Uyuni, La Paz – Bolivia, Wolfgang Armedeus Phoenix
What great fortune I had, I was heading back to the incredible Salar de Uyuni high in the altiplano of Bolivia. I was relishing my new job as tour guide, as I could do what I love to do. That being a know all and big talking prick, hahaha, poor Sarita.
We only had time for a one day trip to see the sights, the Salar was now flooded and it was impossible to drive across like I had done last time. We booked into a tour, and I was eager to see what the place was like covered in water. Firstly though, a quick photo stop at the train graveyard before smashing onto the salar.
 Yeah, newton was here man. |  Whoooooop,…Train to hell.. |
The Salar has 2 distinct weather seasons. In the dry season it is possible to drive across the 1000km of antique sea bed, but around Christmas the place gets flooded and you can only drive 1km onto it. In the wet the dry salt bed turns into an extremely salty ocean. The depth of the salt is 2 to 3 meters and is is not a solid mass. There are layers of salt and and water, which allow the water to move between the strata. The crystalline structure of the salt also makes it very strong, the salt thickness beneath our cars is only 2 inches thick.
 Here you can view a spot where the water is coming up through a hole. |  One of the crazee things about the salar is the ability to play with the depth perception in photographs |
We had a great day, and met some cool cats who where on the tour with us. Ricardo and Pedro from Chile and Noa from Israel. They all turned out to be great fun!
We were all heading into La Paz the next night and so decided to make a plan to go out partying. Also it was going to be Sara’s birthday that midnight, and so sneakily we made plans to surprise her…..hahaha she had no idea!
Into La Paz
We all met up at the Wild Rover hostel, I had sneaked out earlier and purchased some presents for Sara. We were going to treat her like a real Peruana princess!!
All we had to do now is wait until mignight! HAHAHAHA, and then it struck!!! SURPRISE!!!
 Tequila |  Presents |  Tequila |  HAPPY BIRTHDAY |
It worked out perfectly!! Pedro hid all the presents in his penguin jumper until the time came. She was taken completely unawares. What followed next needs no explanation.
 We came |  We partied |
 Free shots from the bar, ooooh baby! |  And who the fuck is that marica in this photo!! |
 things started to get a little blury |  and then the inevitable…… |
 Unfortunately after our fun times and new friends we had to get back to Lima. |  Sara needed to get back to work, and I needed some good old time resting, |
Our tour of Bolivia turned out to be fantastic. It is a stunning country and worth a visit. We saw a lot of beautiful landscapes such as the views on the Isla del Sol, saw real dinosaur footprints in Sucre, and ate some superb fish and chips made with trout in Puno, and of course made new friends and partied hard.
And so hasta luego, until next time the adventure train starts steaming. x.b.rad y Sarita
