The second day of the tour we set off at dawn, and headed through deserts and mountains, first stopping to see the most active volcano in Bolivia (although half of it is in Chile), stopping shortly afterwards for lunch.
Having climbed into the Andes, the altitude made it fairly chilly, despite the blazing sun, as we first stopped at Laguna Verde to see dozens of wild flamingoes, before continuing to the highest desert in the world and seeing the "Stone Tree". As much as it pains me, the landscape, beautiful as it was, became quickly monotonous as we continued the trip - most of us had expected to spend most of our time on the salt flats, but as it turned out we had less than a day there before heading into deserts and mountains.
The hotel at the end of day 2 was very basic, with 6-bed dorm rooms, a shared toilet, and no heating. As soon as the sun set, however, the temperature plummeted, plus I think I began to feel the effects of altitude sickness (cold temperatures often bring it on more severely), and so by 8pm I was in bed with a blinding headache and nausea.
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