In the morning (6th February) I said goodbye to Tim who left to climb the volcano. After getting breakfast from a nearby supermarket I rented a bike again, and pedaled up the road to the …
Continue reading52. South to Panguipulli
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51. Volcan Villarica
It was rather windy when I woke up, but when the sun rose it seemed to calm down. After breakfast with the Canadian guide, I headed to Sol y Nieve to get the equipment I …
Continue reading50. South to the Lake District
The bus south from Santiago was comfortable, and I was able to sleep a good part of the way. I’d expected to get off at Temuco and then have to get a local bus to …
Continue reading49. Back Across the Andes…
After a lazy start on 2nd February, I went to the terminal to head back to Santiago. Though I wanted to stop at the famous Puente del Inca (Inca Bridge) there were no buses that …
Continue reading48. To Mendoza
The newly-discovered impossibility of getting to Antarctica made me think once more about a possible attempt on Aconcagua. This evidently required a trip over the Andes to Mendoza in Argentina. There appeared to be additional …
Continue reading47. Santiago de Chile
After sleeping late, to recover from the nearly 24 hours on a bus, I was again able to start thinking about how I will spend the remaining 5 weeks in South America. I headed out …
Continue reading46. Chuquicamata and the Long Road South
I got up early in order to buy my bus ticket to the Chilean capital of Santiago. To my surprise I was able to pay for this with my credit card – I don’t think …
Continue reading45. Salar de Atacama – Salt Lake
Having seen a few local sights already, I felt no obligation to do anything on 26th January other than relax and recover from the gastroenteritis, or whatever it is that has been bothering me these …
Continue reading44. To San Pedro de Atacama
I’m definitely grateful for the fact that in Latin America the system with hotels is that you only pay when you leave. I hadn’t had the time or energy to look for somewhere to change …
Continue reading43. Into Chile
My intestines were in full rebellion on the morning of 23rd January so I had very little immediate enthusiasm for getting out of bed, let alone doing the trip to the famous nearby salt lake …
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