GOOD MORNING WORLD! We had a short night! At around 6 despite the cold, we woke up and went outside, excited with the wonderful spectacle of the sunrise over the volcanoes and the valley. We had an early walk and could not bath as it was still cold. We observed the flamingos that were near the bank and left further away after a while. We visited the three lagoons, at the third one we watched howls. Unlike flamingos, they were not that shy. We tiptoed with our walking boots and took a selfie with a howl! It made our day! THE ANDEAN FLAMINGOS THE ANDEAN HOWLS The same as the day before, we packed our stuff, fed the horses, and got ready to leave. Joaquin mentioned that we would sleep in a bus! The hint of day! What we rode one way, we had to ride it back. We were not ready to take that road again but that was the only way. What we experienced lift up our spirits. We had lunch in a sandy area where trees were scarce. Joaquin who knew the region like the back of his hand, found a good place to rest. We even had a nap. That day the horse leader was nervous, wanted to gallop, and did not listen to Joaquin´s orders. We knew Joaquin and his methods with the reins, to threat the horse with a reins, he went the last of the queue, he hold his reins tight when we had a break. Joaquin really wanted to his horse, who was the leader! It was quite hard but the horse after lunch resigned! His horse put him in a bad mood! We managed the situation very well and our horses followed the morning ride without any problems! At lunchtime
The Salt Mountains Finally, it happened we arrived at the Salt mountains! What a change! The sandy paths were replaced by rocky ones, we were in the mountain. Joaquin to make it more excited as we galloped a couple of time! What a thrill! Competition between the horses went to a higher level! The horses wanted to be the first and were eager to overtake Joaquin´s horse. The last galop Bartholina competed with Joaquin´s horse. The road was straight, Bartholina was fast and good. When I saw the bus, I had to adjust race and take the curve! A technique in itself! What a joy! Everybody was so animated and pleased! The ride through the salt mountains was remarkable! We have never seen blocks of salt that looked alike snow! The region was explored to extract the salt and people worked there in the salt mine. That explains why a bus in the parched region. Mine Exploration At the camp, the same ceremony took place as the day before. That afternoon, despite the tiredness we went up the salt mountains! From the bus The evening was a feast: bbq, espumante, couscous, and a desert. We really were lucky. Conversation that evening went on for a longer time as the very next day, we had to say goodbye. I was more into gazing at the stars rather than chatting that evening. We did both, everybody appreciated the evening! What an extraordinary feeling. We had the sky for ourselves!
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