On the 3rd day, we had a later start than everyone else...which was quite nice, as we got to sleep in!

Our first stop was at a place with a lot of geothermal activity. There was one geyser, shooting steam constantly. Then there were small calteras spewing steam. I was quite amazing, in such a martian landscape. It was also snowing lightly there! Yeah, it was cold!

We then drove to some hot springs. A lot of the tours were there. Quite a few people were bathing in the hot springs, which was right next to pockets of frozen water and a partially frozen lake. The water from the hot springs was warm, while the temperature outside was freezing!

The landscape we passed by was beautiful. We passed by red earth, with volcanic basalt rocks of different sizes scattered over the land...volcanoes in the background.

We passed by some snow capped mountains, at around 5000 meters, and ended up at Laguna Verde, and emerald colored lake in front of the Volcán Licancábur. Surrounding the laguna were snow capped mountains enshrouded in clouds, and volcanic rocks scattered in piles everwhere.

From there, it was a al frontera! We drove to the Laguna Blanca, where we waited for a bus to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Of course, as disorganized as the trip was, our driver did not tell us crap, so we sat around until he called for people going to Uyuni..then I was like..and what about us? So he put us on a bus.

I ran into John, who I met in Cusco, so we chatted on the bus to San Pedro.

Amazingly, you can see the difference in the infrastructure once you cross the border. All the way to the border is rocky road, and in Chile, is a nice paved road.