It was around 6 pm, not midnight, but we did see an oasis. And a mirage. And we listened to dogs howling at the moon as we watched it rise in the sky. Some pretty cool experiences here in the desert, beyond the more spectacular ones that Jim has described.
We’ve also seen our fair share of wildlife – the two foxes on our ride in, llamas, flamencos, wild donkeys and guanacos (South American camels.) We expect to see vicunas today, which is the wild version of the llama. A bird called cometocino, which means ‘eats bacon’, stole a nut from our picnic table – guess nuts will do when there’s no bacon to be had. Jim even took a picture of a mouse that scampered across our path. In this harsh environment, any kind of life is appreciated.
Most entertaining,though, were the animal sightings in the village of San Pedro. Our car had to go slowly as a shepherd drove his sheep through the streets, and we played chicken with a dog staring us down in the middle of the road. He moved first.
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The first photo is magical – belongs in natl geographic at the very leastits errie and beautiful all at once — that sight alone would make the trip worthwhile for me–today's paper has a story about an american walking from africa to chilemaybe you'll see him!! Any problems re: the climate?? can't even imagine the dryness there — keep on seeing and capturing the sights on film for us armchair travelersMOM
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