Chile Day 21 Dec 30 13

 

It was late when we retired to the Barn and the cement floor……..it was better than the overhang we had been under…..four walls and a roof. It was a fierce rain and made a lot of noise on the tin roof. I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow….one of those horseshoe travel pillows. Picked it up at bargin price $ 1.50 at the Dollar Store. Awake at 6.30 and see all these small things rolling about my bedroll…now it is semi light and I kind of freaked What infestation am I laying on…..it is a barn of sorts. Takes a few minutes before I realize it is the filling in the dam pillow…it’s burst a seam…..LOL.

The boat sails at 10.30 but we must be there at 9.30……..we load and tie the bikes down and adjourn to the sitting area. It’s a 5 hour journey so I try to catch more shut eye. My camera battery is dead, so can not capture the scenery. If the rain stops I will try and get my Go Pro Camera…the rain stops and I take a few…………        

We land at Leptepu and race out to Pillan to catch the next Ferry to Caleta Gonzalo The road is hard packed and we arrive within 20 minutes ahead of the auto traffic. Its raining hard again and as we go through a large puddle I stall in the middle…down goes the foot and I am wet. Its dark as we ride through these clouds. The bikes handle well on this gravel and we are in and out of 3rd and 4th gear as we negotiate the hills and curves….we are having no trouble in keeping up with the heavier and higher HP BMW and Trans Lap. Tonight we are in Chaiten at Don Carlos Hostel………nice…..24,000 pesos. May stay an extra day as New Years eve is tomorrow.