Jane and I are almost done with San Pedro. There are a lot of excursions you can make from this tiny town in the desert. Yesterday, we decided to rent bikes and ride the 39K loop through Valle de Luna. It seems that every South American country attached to the Andes has a Valle de Luna. Each one seems to be a little different from each other. We were lucky that this park is small and could do the entire loop in one afternoon (stopping to take pictures). One good thing about not going on a tour is that you don´t always feel like you are being rushed to see things. Jane and I were able to take a few hikes in the park and snap some great picutres. I was fairly beat at the end since we were riding through a desert for about 5 hours and I was rather stingy with the 1.6 liters of water I had on me. It was worth it though.
This morning we did the dreaded 4 AM start for the geysers. This is the normal start time for this tour since it takes about 2 hours to get to the park on a VERY bumpy dirt road. At times I felt as though I was in a masage chair due to the vibrations. Jane was prepared for expected cold temps since yesterday´s trip had -14 degree C temps. However, we were in luck and it only got as cold as -2 deg. The steam pools were great, but probablly not better than those in the states. There were a couple pools (called killer pools) named after the countries of those who accidentally fell in and cooked themselves. Because of this, you must be accompanied by a guide. Apparently some people get too close and pass out either because of the altitude or fumes or being drunk. At 85 deg C, you immediately start to blanch yourself. After the geysers, it was off to a thermal bath, then a nice hike in gorge greated by two natural springs. Tomorrow, we are going sandboarding, then off to Bolivia.
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