I sat in the shade looking out over the shallow lake with flamingos. They were wading along, head in the water.

Laguna Chaxa
Today was a flat affair, speeding along the road to the big smoke of San Pedro de Atacama. I watched as the chain of Andean mountains slowly slid behind as I moved forward.

Llamas crossing

The Andes mountain chain slides past.
Now I need to think about how to acclimatise (altitude-wise) for the next leg of the trip at 4300m.
Ooh, I forgot about altitude. Good luck!
Yep. Altitude can be very dangerous..