We're in the final straight of the holiday and the most important thing is relaxing, ready for the 14 hour flight ahead. We're also sleeping longer and longer each day. So today was spent reading and Joan doing further research on the local bus system. By the time we had got organised, it was mid-afternoon. Another hot day, Chilean air force planes were flying low overhead. We managed to catch the buses successfully to the restaurant sector of Vina. Near where we...

We’re spending the last few days relaxing. With hindsight, this campsite is quite pleasant. Though it’s a bit held together with string and hope, the landlady is constantly about, emptying bins and cleaning. She’s also very hospitable and comes over for a chat. She could not believe that in the UK we retire at 67. Chile is 65. A big group turned up today to use the facilities – perhaps a family as there was a mixture of all ages. The ...

When we arrived here we noticed that there was a bus stop near the campsite. Given the horrors of driving around here we decided to stay here for four nights in total and try and use public transport. The landlady gave us the number and colour of the bus to catch. The entrance to the campsite is next to a big restaurant - Donde la cuca and a hotel where you can rent rooms by the hour - like Japanese Love Hotels.We waved down the first bus and the driver asked w...

It’s strange how on holiday something which normally take an hour to do can take all morning. We made the checkout time. They had forgotten to bill us for our meal on New Year’s Eve and in the end only charged us for the wine. Our initial plan was to visit Fray Jorge National park which was not far down the coast. It is a cloud forest as the sea mist hangs over the area and makes it more lush and damp than the rest of the region. The area south of ...