Thursday 23 May 2013

Pantanal

After an epic four day journey across Bolivia dodging the ever-present bloqueos, we made it to the Pantanal just across the border in Brazil, only to be slightly disappointed due to the weather and our "guide". However  we did come away with a few animals for our wildlife count (no jaguar though!)


A Capybara, the biggest rodent in the world

One of thousands of Caimans

A hawk

James failing at Piranha fishing (we were later told there "wasn't enough oxygen" for such an activity)


Jabulu stork with a two metre wingspan

A slightly blurry blue Macaw



Puppy attack... 



Wildlife Count: Capybara, Caimans, Howler monkeys (blonde ones!), Hawks, Vultures, a tiny kitten (too dark to take photos), puppy, a swimming pig, 1000 cows (quite literally), Kingfishers, a Giant Otter from a distance, Bats (in the roof...)
Bus or train (!) hours logged: 44 hours
Mosquito Bites: 75 for Jessie (including 13 to the face), 50+ for James (can´t be bothered to count)
Stuff Lost: 0


San Pedro - Uyuni

We then took a 3 day Jeep tour out of San Pedro into Bolivia, ending at the famous Salar de Uyuni.

The line in the sand to separate Chile from Bolivia.
Laguna Blanca


Laguna Verde






More geysers...



Laguna Colorada




















Lunch spot


Jaime, our guide preparing lunch




Salt flats at sunrise





Football on the flats

Isla Incahuasi




900 year old cactus








We had to....



More football... this time with Jaime


And we met a puppy

Train graveyard




Art.
Wildlife Count: Llamas, Emus, Vizcacha (looks like a rabbit), Flamingos
Bus or plane hours logged: unknown
Mosquito Bites: 0
Stuff Lost: 0