So, in my last post, I told you that I was up, kind of late talking with the guys about women and my tour to the Geysers de Tito was a very early wake up call. So, I ended up being very tired in the morning. We were suppose to leave at 4am, so I set my alarm for 3:40, much to early. I woke up and got ready for the day. I waited with a worker at the hostel, but no one came. I waited until about 5am, but eventually I decided to go back to bed. I was actually alright with this because I was extremely tired. As soon as I returned to bed, I heard a bus pull up and I was quite upset, because I was just getting back to sleep. The hostel owner came into my room and woke me up, and in a few minutes, I was off to the geysers. We arrived at the geysers just before sunrise. We could see all of the steam rising from the ground. It really was a cool sight to see. This geyser field represented 10% of the worlds geysers, which I felt was quite the accomplishment.
I have never been to Yellowstone National Park, but I assume that its geysers are more impressive, because these were quite small. The one thing that I believe was different and exciting was that there were no barriers between the tourists and the geysers. If you wanted to you could walk right into them, which was not recomended. It was really cool though to see these natural wonders go to work. You could hear the gurgling of the water and see the steam come from the ground.
As we were walking around the geysers, all of a sudden the sun burst from behind the mountains and it was quite the sight. I have forgotten to talk about how cold it was. The tour guide said that it was about a 0 degrees Celsius or freezing at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, which made it extremely cold. But the sun was a welcomed sight as you could feel its heat immediately on your face. It really was great.
After we toured the geysers, we went to another part of the geyser field where the water literally ran into a pond where people could go swimming. Many people were stripping of their clothes, in the very cold temperatures and going for a dive. I decided not to, mainly because I was worried about the temperature after I returned from the swim. Most of the people there, said it was a really cool experience though. I happened to run into the tour guide from the valley of the moon and also the Dutch couple I met during the tour. It was neat to see them again and they urged me to get into the water, but I declined.... and I am glad that I did, because it was so cold.
After this we drove on a bus throughout the highlands checking out many of the animals, flora, and fauna, of the area. It was very neat. We eventually arrived at a small town were we could get out and stretch our legs. Literally this town was in the middle of no where. Only 80 people lived their and they mainly thrived off tourism and farming. A local farmer was cooking up fresh llama meat, and I tried some and found it very good. A local weaver was selling hats, sweaters, and blankets. I didn't buy anything, but took a good look at the handiwork because it was quite impressive. I also tried to buy a homemade empanada, which is basically a fried pocket of bread that is filled with meat, cheese and anything else you can think of. They are very good, as I tried some in Peru, however, the line was too long and I never got one... which is probably very good because I really didn't need the calories.
After the town we returned to San Pedro, where everyone got dropped off. I went back to my hostel, took a shower, and gathered all of my stuff to get ready to leave. My bus wasn't scheduled to leave until almost 8 in the evening and it was noon, so I had plenty of time to spare. I walked around town some more, ate a good lunch, and spent some time reading and checking up on the computer. Around 7 I got my stuff from the luggage storage room at the hostel and walked to the bus stop. I got on the bus and I was off to Santiago. I really fell asleep almost immediately. San Pedro wore me out because there was so much stuff to do in such a short period of time. It was great though.
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