The big conversation I overheard around breakfast was the strike which they said affected the buses. Apparently the goverment put up the price of fuel but the people didn't like it.

Going out the full gravity was appreciated, the strike had affected everything all the roads were blocked off, border with Argentina closed, shops closed and only a handful of restaurants were open. There was no option to get out we couldn't even walk to nearby Argentina. Strangly 10 years ago a similar thing happened but in Argentina, we only just made it out in time.

We searched for something to eat as we cannot afford to eat in the restaurants. After an hour we gave up and went back to the restaurants which had now closed. We saw a petrol station that was open. It sold hotdogs and biscuits. We bought some biscuits and on our way back luckily chanced on a restaurant still open. The door was locked behind us so we only just made it.

Apart from treking and looking out across the water there is pretty much nothing to do here. We went back to the hostel to watch TV. The worrying thing is that no one knows how long this strike is going on for. People are unable to get to flights and we do not have a unlimited time here. We didn't want to spend much time in Chile due to the cost.

By the way the blog picture is the view across the water. The mountains in the clouds are in the national park that we cannot get to (Torres de Paine). People there are stranded also, but in tents or in very expensive refugios.

Liz's back is almost better now so it is stopping us from seeing the place.