After a very cold night in the unheated hostel on the shores of Lago Colorado, we woke up early. Really early. The plan was to head out by 4:30 A.M., in order to see the sunrise over the Sol de Manana geysers, an immense field of steam and bubbling mud located some 5000m above sea level. Predictably, the truck didn’t start again. Less predictably, it continued to not start, even after we pushed it up a rather steep hill (with the help of several other tourists staying at the hostel and a cable tow from another SUV) and rolled it back down again.
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We started the day with a bit of exercise, as the truck once again declined to start. In an effort to keep things interesting, this time we had to push it along a slight uphill incline, and Carlos the driver dropped it into reverse in order to get it started.
It worked though, and soon we were on our way.
The truck jounced along merrily, as we took in the arid landscapes and listened to classic sounds of the ’80s and ’90s on Carlos’ very well-used mix tape (one of three we had for the entire trip). About an hour later, we found ourselves gawking at the second major attraction along the Southwest Circuit: flocks of flamingos!
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