After my tour, we arrived in Uyuni and I only had 9 hours to wait for my train that was departing at 2:30 in the morning. I nearly froze as I sat in the train terminal with every layer of clothing hugging my body. When the train finally arrived I was glad to get out of the cold and close my drooping eyes for a few hours. The overall train journey took about 10 hours and when we arrived at the Argentine border I had slept about 4 hours in more than 24. No time to sleep... after crossing the border and catching another 7 hour bus with a changeover halfway, I finally found myself in Salta at 1am. It would have been nice to sleep on the bus to Salta, but unfortunately a 14 year old girl kept me awake with 7th grade stories in rapid fire Argentinian Spanish. I couldnt find the heart to tell her to shut her mouth, so endured this for a few hours until she got off at her stop. Nearly 48 hours later and only 4 hours of sleep I was ready to crash but so tired I wasnt tired. After a few games of pool and some music I finally fell asleep at about 2:30am.
With 3 weeks left and dwindling money I am feeling bittersweet about my inevitable return to the mother land.
