San Pedro de Atacama & The Geysers del Tatio

Geysers del Tatio
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San Pedro is a small dusty town which should be called "Backpackers Village" but we were pleasantly surprised as it´s quite nice.

We took a trip to the Geysers which meant getting up at 4am (again!)! The temperature was -12º up on the mountains which was horrendous! It was worth it though the trip was really good.  It was cool seeing the geysers blowing up steam from the earth - our driver even boiled our eggs for breakfast  in one of the geyser pools!

The temperature was -12º up on the mountains

Mal letting off steam
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We then visited some hot springs.  Leigh was brave enough to get in but Mal didn´t want to get out into the freezing cold so stopped at dipping her feet in.

Next day we hired mountain bikes and ventured out into the mountains.  It was a killer but at least Mal knows she can ride a bike afterall!

Next stop Salar de Uyuni, our real reason for visiting San Pedro.