Serenity by the Sea

La Serena is a pretty little town situated on the Pacific coast. It does have a beach, but the weather was getting pretty rotten, so swimming was out of the question. Not that I would have gone swimming anyway! The town has a nice little square and some good, cheap restaurants but we only stayed until we could catch a bus. We were heading north to the Atacama Desert. We were sick of the rain, so what better place to go than one of the driest places on earth – I don’t think it has rained there for many years. The bus to Calama was uneventful, save the lovely desert scenery and after what seemed an eternity we arrived at San Pedro de Atacama.

We were sick of the rain, so what better place to go than one of the driest places on earth