Estrella

The stars in San Pedro de Atacama are so close and clear. I chose my favorite star through a telescope, it was a twinkling rainbow. Nanita Diane and I took the space tour, that started with an animated Canadian astronomer telling stories of the sky, and ended with a rich hot chocolate.  During the day we strolled around, happily slowing our pace to that of flip-flops after 3 days of speeding over salt flats in a 4x4. The best discovery we made was Cafe Cia. Off the main strip of identical white shops Cafe Cia’s front gate is decorated by leafy overgrown vines, a chalk board is propped up colorfully listing the days’ delights. We shared our first and last meal on the patio at a large table of driftwood speckled with sunshine.