Delusional And Slightly Disappointed

Nice little happenstance in the middle of the desert.

No, seriously. The middle of nowhere. 

All the men standing and watching. Waiting for a chance to step in and show off.

The Chilean border.

Sooo many night buses.

Third border crossing now and they all seem to take around 22 hours. Gets pretty exhausting. The flat tire didn't help but luckily they had a spare and we were back up and running in maybe a half hour. Each bus station transfer I made seemed to be super last minute, just barely catching the next bus. The last leg from Arica to San Pedro didn't have any direct routes left that night so I ended up getting dumped out in some random town on the way. At 4 AM, with no Chilean currency and no idea where I was, my nerves were certainly tested. Thankfully after a short spurt of aimless wandering, I found a hotel with an ATM and wifi and was able to get my bearings. I'm now in San Pedro and thinking it's not as awesome as travelers made it out to be. Definitely a tourist trap in my opinion. Nothing but the world's driest desert and the most expensive treks I've seen so far. Determined to actually do something here, I shelled out $50 (the cheapest trek I found) to do 4 hours of top-rope climbing nearby. Hopefully the rock is good!