We woke late and the whole process of having breakfast and tidying away takes hours. We hadn’t really decided what to do next so instead we decided to spend the rest of the day planning so the remaining days did not drift. With guidebooks in hand we headed off to the shade of the Plaza restaurant and got to work. One of the good initiatives by the Chilean government is that they provide free WiFi in the square. It’s a bit hit and miss as is the Wi...

So here’s the story. In June 2007 it rained hard in England, so much so that Meadowhall flooded and there was general chaos in South Yorkshire. We had a holiday planned on our boat. The cats, Molloy, Malone and Hamilton, were put into the cattery and Sappho came with us on the boat. We were moored at Sawley Marina. We loaded the boat and set off to the Trent. It was in spate which meant we couldn’t go anywhere so a quick change of plan saw Sappho p...

Kevin has done a lot of driving over the past few days. Kevin woke at 9 and washed up from the night before. Joan woke an hour later. By the time breakfast was eaten and showers were taken, it was already midday and burning hot. We decided to find a laundry and catch up on the blog. We sat in the shade of a restaurant in the plaza, ate a substantial lunch and caught up with the world. There were lots of dogs lying around and they helped with the portions. St...

We woke reasonably early and ate breakfast on the beach. Despite being the most expensive place we have camped so far, there was no running water in the sanitary blocks. The place was deserted, except for a few dogs and two tabby kittens. It must be hard to eek out a living here. Today we were heading up to San Pedro, an adobe built town high up in the mountains where many tourists, ourselves included, go to see the salt flats, volcanoes and the El Tatio geot...