More photos

Photos for all to see.

So far you can see¨(no nesscearrily in this order)

Cacti on the isla Pescado in the middle of the Uyuni salt plain

Micah on the hills overlooking Antofagasta in Chile

Me on the Uyuni salt plain salt

Flamingo impressions in the altiplano (about 4500m so harder than you´d think, a bit of breakfast rum helps)

The carriage that took us from chile to bolivia (and sat engineless in the middle for 7 hours)

Micah asleep on the aforementioned carriage

Hope yall enjoy em, Kahlil

Photos at last

bolivia rules the world! (written by Micah)

Twas upon leaving uyuni
the bolivians got a bit moody
for twas not one hamburger no
but four on the go
that led to a bus rather fumy!

Howdy all!
Well we are certainly anjoying ourselves now! We slept for 14 hours last night, after a 3 day tour of the Andes ion a jeep, arising at 4am both mornings, and then an all night bus ride to where we are now... cochabamba! This town rules bolivia.. which rules the world (or should!) the best fruit salads you aver ate for 50c... delicious rice and spud things bought from little stalls on the street... they almost beat the 50c hamburgers with chips and banana inside them in Uyuni! People sell pineapple in chunks on the street, and juices, and everything good for so dang cheap! Everyone looks healthy and happy too! Salad comes with everythjing. This town is like your classic madness tooting horns everyone trying to get where they are going hot dusty sth american town. It rules. The busses have flames and art painted all over them... there are trees filling the streets... and stalls selling delicious empanadas everywhere. I finally bought a guitar this morning form the markets... made here in cochabamba. I ended up forking out a fair $240 for it, but it is a beautiful nylon string with inbuilt pickup and a hard case, which would cost that much by itself back home. I have already written a song for it too. Gettying used to being a foreigner and being 18inches taller thn eveybody else...
The jeep tour was loose. we ended up with five israelis... which despite prejudices turned out fine, except for when one of them demanded more food on the last night from our poor guides who spend 16 hours a day driving and cooking for us... I guess he just didn´t syop tio thionk that we are in one of the poorest countries ion the world... where they themselves are perhaps stryggling to feed their family.
The highlands are an incredible magical mystical cold still dry desolate yet rich place, inspring meditation and calm awe. Rooms are very zen, cold with little paraphenalia anywhere, concrete or mud with a bed. but that is all one needs, and it makes me wish for less and less. We saw some incredible geysers, volcanos, and green, red and white lagoons filled with flamingos! They were my fave.
Now we are descending into the tropical heat. Still at 2700 metres, it feels like a good 28 in the day. Tomorrow we head for villa tunari & inti warri yassi. After that we will be floatin down the amazon in a hammock!
I am buzzing to the brim and so happy this dream is finally becoming a reality.
Aha we have photos finally.
All the best to the munter that bothers to read
Micahj

More limericks (kahlil)

the woman in antofagasta
she sold me a few empanadas
but my stomach said NO
ensued flatulent woe
for the nose of my poor travelling partner

Gypsies in Calama (Micah)

Calama:
a gypsy with teeth all arot
with my palm said she´d tell me alot!
i forked out 500 bucks
but she did nothing such
and instead put a curse on my cock!

(500 pesos=about $1)

Lastr lost blogs

Up through Chile we go.We have moved on from Santiago and it´s smoggy skies via a 18hr bus to the coastal port of Antofagasta. This place offered warmer climes, waves, sun (it last rained here in 1994). We found a wee surfshop willing to hire boards and the next morning it was off to surf teh Chilean break of La Puntilla. Sweet waves had by all, alone in the water. In Antofagasta we met some gringos (americans) teaching english and got drunken at their apartment, made fools of ourselves playing guitar, and played frisbee in the dark.We have been adjusting to aspects of chilean life: siestas, big lunches (almuerzo), getting up late, staying up late, eating emanadas, putting used bogroll in the basket and not the toilet, cold showers, and for me, not understanding a word of what anyone says. So far we have seen almost no other western travellers, and are glad to off the tourist traps. We have travelled to the mining twon of Calama in the middle of the Atacama Desert. ANd when I say desert, I mean desert. Not a tree, blade of grass, cactus, or any living thing for hours on the road. Bare busted up rock, not even sand. The mine here then is cheap and does no ecological damage, so they have made it 4km by 5km across open pit, and now results in 13% of their entire economy. Calama is a dusty hole with nothing to see. It´s up at 3000 metres so you need to catch your breath a bit. Tomorrow we go up over 4000, maybe even 5000metres. Close to space! Well, not really.Chile is expensive, it seems prices have gone up 50% from two years ago when the lonely planet came out. Bring on bolivia. Chilean pesos have been fun though: 300 pesos to the dollar, so we wave around ten thousand dollar notes with ease and are now both millionares. Lots of love to all those back home and abroad. I will upload photos when I find a computer than can do it.Kahlil
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1:38 PM \n0 comments \n \nWednesday, May 25, 2005\n\nOnline \n\n\nWelcome to the Blog of Kahlil and his travelling nads.You find me at present in Santaigo de chile.The andes are right there, they sleep by day, the stray dogs abound, and they all speak some funny langusge I don´t understand.\nLife is good, the air is thin, tomorow we go to the coast, and eat many more empanadas.Photos will follow when I can find a plug for my camera. Our hostel is about 200 yrs old and immaculately plastered, filled with noisy poms, and has no plugs. It does provide respite for those in need of sleep between the hours of two and two.\nMucho aroha to you all

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

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Welcome to the Blog of Kahlil and his travelling nads.You find me at present in Santaigo de chile.The andes are right there, they sleep by day, the stray dogs abound, and they all speak some funny langusge I don´t understand. Life is good, the air is thin, tomorow we go to the coast, and eat many more empanadas.Photos will follow when I can find a plug for my camera. Our hostel is about 200 yrs old and immaculately plastered, filled with noisy poms, and has no plugs. It does provide respite for those in need of sleep between the hours of two and two.
Mucho aroha to you all