We awoke to find two men launching a boat in a nearby cove. Other men were moving around with nets and pick-trucks. Out in the waves, we could see something bobbing in and out the water, and realised it was someone snorkelling with large flippers. After breakfast, we headed south on the Ruta 1, alongside the coast. Alongside the road there was the graveyard for Gatico with its wooden crosses and cot like structures surrounding the graves on the beach. Just bey...

Our motorhome is parked in the car park of a small hotel with adjacent picnic area. The main guests seem to be workmen and this morning they did their best to ensure we woke early, setting off car alarms and chatting below our window, seemingly oblivious to the fact that we might still be asleep. Still, they soon left and it was easy enough to turn over and go back to sleep. Breakfast was eaten in the picnic area and then we bided our time till it was noon and...

For once we woke early. To say people complain about the cold nights in San Pedro, it was quite warm in our camper. We had breakfast, washed up and showered and realised it was so much easier to do when the sun is still relatively low. We were bemused by the “WickedCamper” next to us. Joan watched as they folded the tent on the roof away and latched it down. Having paid we headed NW back to Calama. In the desert they are a lot of solar farms as w...