#100 - In transit

12/05/2011 (posted 13/05/2011)

So today is my final day in San Pedro de Atacama. I have truly loved almost everything about this place, from the unpaved sandy streets to the cafes to the natural beauty all around it.

I started the day by saying bye to Zoe and Tim, as their bus to Argentina left at 9:30am. It is sad to see them go but all good things must come to an end. Then, as ever, I went for breakfast at the shop across the road, lovingly prepared by the woman who owns it.

I then packed up all my stuff and checked out of the hostel - luckily Mariet and I could leave our stuff there and didn't have to lug it round with us, particularly her as her bus is at 8pm.

I went to an internet cafe and checked my emails, and then we went for lunch at a nice cafe which specialises in quiche. I had some with chorizo in and it was absolutely divine.

After lunch, I collected my stuff and went to the bus station. It took a bit of time to find it as the company I'm travelling with has its own car park a little away from the other companies but luckily I found it in time. I then said bye to Mariet, who has been great to talk to and has a really great sense of humour - she reminds me a lot of my only other Dutch friend, Marieke, and I'll resist the urge to make a joke at her expense.

So on the bus I got, with 23 hours ahead of me.
They put on The Shawshank Redemption straight away but unfortunately it was dubbed over in Spanish plus I didn't have any headphones so couldn't listen to it. So I got out my book and decided to pass the time the old fashioned way.

The journey was largely without incident - I just read a lot of my book, Absolute Power by David Baldacci, and also slept for absolutely ages. We stopped once for fourty-five minutes to get some dinner and then were off again.

Can't believe this is my 100th post - it's something of a milestone, and I don't have too many left to do before I'm back home and there's nothing interesting enough to blog about. I jest - I absolutely love my life at home and am really looking forward to being there.

JG