Road trip Part 1

Did you know Chile had a desert? Well, it does and we drove through it for like 5 hours! Not a thing for miles except dirt. I will post some pictures when we get back (we got a new camera). We left La Paz at like one in the afternoon and got to the border around 4:30pm. We had to wait there forever and fill out some papers and have our bags and bus searched, and it was freezing there. After that we passed at least four more checkpoints where the police came on the bus and looked around and asked a few questions. Juan Pablo, his dad, and his brother took turns driving. The big event was Juan Pablo slamming on the brakes and everyone went flying out of their seat...there was a baby cow in the road. The road was paved, small two lane highway and pretty nice, but steep at some points because we were leaving 13000 feet and going to sea level. Plus it was pure tractor trailors hauling goods back and forth, so we had to pass them on wrong side which was a little scary. We had to stop about 4 times to sleep on the side of the road. Luckily they had brought big blankets because it was freezing. They said that is the worst desert in the world and it makes Death Valley look like a paradise! We passed once city, Arica, and then arrived in Iquique around 8:30 in the morning. Joaquin slept the whole time...he had a little mattress where he made his bed and was the most comfortable of anyone! Stay turned for part 2!