Y Estamos Aqui

Hola desde Bolivia!
These last days of adventure have brought me much joy! Although I would love to share everything my time is limited so I will share a little story from my time in San Pedro de Atacama in the Northern region of Chile.

Domingo por la manana aqilemos bicis por todo el dia. We embarked on a foot party of epic proportions through the beautiful valley, splashing our feet in streams and dancing in the most unusual red desert dust, the texture of which felt almost liquid--a powder so fine and soft our toes giggled with delight.
We discovered fossils and watched as a Shepard, his flock and wife criss-crossed the Paleocene stream from different view points at various levels of the valley. We explored a teal and white church atop a flattened hill and climbed drip castle-like hills. This valley is the convergence of two plate tectonics creating high mountain peaks that surround egg carton like hills as far as the eye can see.
"Y estamos aqui" the Shepard's wife said as she turned the bend in the brook and our star paths finally crossed. We nodded in agreement and continued on our exploration of the land. We ended our hike at the eye of the valley atop the highest peak as the sun kissed the land pink. We joined Gonzalo, our most hospitable Chilean friend for pisco colas, spaghetti, wonderful conversation and loads of laughter.