Chillan Chile Day 14-Dec 23 13

 

We were up early and after saying our farewells to Rosa who made our breakfast each morning,we packed the bikes and venture out into rush hour traffic,   I had very little room left for my butt.

I had programmed my GPS to take us to Chillan Chile our destination for the next few days. It would take us along Providencia Av direct to Ruta 5 hwy, but Antonio who had been driving in parts of the city earlier said the traffic was insane and wanted to go into the burbs and skirt around the congested area……really in a city of 6 million……we will do this and that then let your GPS take us back to 5….NOT…..I knew that was not going to happen but I was not about to get into a DEBATE with my new friend…….I would not win. One and 1/2 hours later we are out of the city but not before my $ 800.00 GPS brought us almost back to our starting position.

The scenery is of an arid sparsely vegetated landscape initially. Two hundred and fifty k it is flat fields of Corn, grapes and other fruit orchards…….at about 300 k it is more husbandry farming with many cattle farms not unlike south western Ontario.    

My butt is sore we stop at least 4 times on one occasion because we run out of fuel but we have a reserve option and get to a fuel station. We are running almost full out when I take the lead passing Antonio at 110 k with about an inch of throttle to spare. Who said these 200 cc didn’t have top end…I ease of as Antonio is falling behind. When we pull over I joke with him that I am at 6500 RPM’s and up to 110k…….he says can’t be as he is at that and doing just over 80 k. Did you check your speed against you GPS……daw no. Woops, dam he is right again, my speedo is off as much as 20 k……….we are in a 120 zone and tractor trailers have been flying past as if we are stopped….well we almost are at 80.

Finally we arrive in Chillan and after circulating the main square my GPS can not find the B&B. The street it is on has a pedestrian sale on…Antonio and I debate with me saying its not the GPS’s fault…..he says it is a pedestrian walkway not a street. In the end we find it just beyond this block which is a roadway but has been closed for the sale.

We are settled in for the next 3 days and will day ride from this location.Cost of our stay with kitchen privileges is $48000 pesos about $96.00 US .Today we plan on a run out to the coast.   Our Digs

 

Merry Christmas to All