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The weather here is unseasonably good and we're not complaining!
In our guide book, it says the next section of the Carretera Austral is very pretty to drive. We headed out of town to find the road blocked by a committee of vultures who flew off when Kevin tried to get their photograph. We drove over a milky turquoise river and then along a narrow track which for the most part was hewn out of a cliff overlooking the sound which Hornopiren sits on. It was difficult to capture this on a photograph though.
The road leads to Pichanco, a newly built ferry ramp. Thinking about it, we realised that this is about as far south that one can drive in Chile without needing a ferry. 3, 293 miles to the north is Arica which borders on Peru. To get further south you now need to take ferries.
The port was very quiet until suddenly three cars turned up – music blaring out. Some young men piled out with slabs of beer. It is New Year's day and they seemed in high spirits. Almost immediately a small boat turned up and took them to the island opposite. Without wanting to sound like old curmudgeons, it was disappointing to see one of them toss his empty beer can into the clear, blue waters as he boarded the boat. As we drove back along the road, there was a steady trail of such beer cans, newly thrown on the highway.
In the afternoon we drove to Termas Pichicolo, a few miles north of town. It is a newly renovated hot springs in a wood by a warm brook. It is about 400 metres from the kiosk where you pay, along wooden boardwalks. It was almost empty, perhaps because the cost, about £10, is somewhat steep for locals. There was a new big pool and lots of little pools of varying heats to sit in. We must have passed hours there, just lolling around in the water and fending off the occasional persistent flies. It was quite a chill!
Back home, we met the boatsman who is going to take us to Llancahue tomorrow. Jennie, who runs the cabanas, has arranged it for us. Joan was so relaxed after the springs, she didn’t feel like cooking so she fried some empanadas (shop bought) for the main.
In our guide book, it says the next section of the Carretera Austral is very pretty to drive. We headed out of town to find the road blocked by a committee of vultures who flew off when Kevin tried to get their photograph. We drove over a milky turquoise river and then along a narrow track which for the most part was hewn out of a cliff overlooking the sound which Hornopiren sits on. It was difficult to capture this on a photograph though.
The road leads to Pichanco, a newly built ferry ramp. Thinking about it, we realised that this is about as far south that one can drive in Chile without needing a ferry. 3, 293 miles to the north is Arica which borders on Peru. To get further south you now need to take ferries.
The port was very quiet until suddenly three cars turned up – music blaring out. Some young men piled out with slabs of beer. It is New Year's day and they seemed in high spirits. Almost immediately a small boat turned up and took them to the island opposite. Without wanting to sound like old curmudgeons, it was disappointing to see one of them toss his empty beer can into the clear, blue waters as he boarded the boat. As we drove back along the road, there was a steady trail of such beer cans, newly thrown on the highway.
In the afternoon we drove to Termas Pichicolo, a few miles north of town. It is a newly renovated hot springs in a wood by a warm brook. It is about 400 metres from the kiosk where you pay, along wooden boardwalks. It was almost empty, perhaps because the cost, about £10, is somewhat steep for locals. There was a new big pool and lots of little pools of varying heats to sit in. We must have passed hours there, just lolling around in the water and fending off the occasional persistent flies. It was quite a chill!
Back home, we met the boatsman who is going to take us to Llancahue tomorrow. Jennie, who runs the cabanas, has arranged it for us. Joan was so relaxed after the springs, she didn’t feel like cooking so she fried some empanadas (shop bought) for the main.
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