stuart.mckechnie: The start of our epic journey in front on Los Solares hostel
stuart.mckechnie: Cactus close up!
stuart.mckechnie: Our new friends from Dublin, Zoe and Ed, and our lovely guide, Carla
stuart.mckechnie: Bizarre rock formations were just a taste of things to come
stuart.mckechnie: Donnie Darko springs to mind
stuart.mckechnie: Cute baby lama
stuart.mckechnie: Starting to get pretty remote
stuart.mckechnie: Inquisitive lama
stuart.mckechnie: Heavily guarded village church
stuart.mckechnie: Our first night's accommodation
stuart.mckechnie: Girl with her puppy 'Micky Mouse'
stuart.mckechnie: What's that crawling on your foot?
stuart.mckechnie: Stuart helping Segundino the driver syphon tomorrow's fuel into the jeep
stuart.mckechnie: Time for tea
stuart.mckechnie: Is it a puma?
stuart.mckechnie: Lama-like but wild Vicuñas
stuart.mckechnie: Heading for the heights of the Andes
stuart.mckechnie: Cute national park border control guard
stuart.mckechnie: Strange boggy landscape
stuart.mckechnie: 10 degrees out, 30 degrees in. Nice.
stuart.mckechnie: Further evidence of volcanic activity
stuart.mckechnie: Vent hole that opened a couple of years ago, next to Carla's jeep!
stuart.mckechnie: Group photo next to the red lake
stuart.mckechnie: Dribbling flamingo
stuart.mckechnie: Aren't rocks and mountains brilliant?!
stuart.mckechnie: Stunningly serene Honda Lake
stuart.mckechnie: Glass or water?
stuart.mckechnie: National Geographic cover photo of the day
stuart.mckechnie: Lonely flamingo
stuart.mckechnie: Flamingo taking off