Serene lakes
We head toward Chile through the town of Trevelin. A sign of the Welsh heritage of this part of Pategonia.
It.s tough as uphill dirt with occasional trucks passing. Heaps of dust a challenging to ensure on the right side of road around corners. This is difficult as often the best path through the stones is on the wrong side, so constantly changing direction. The top of the corner is always best as less corrugation.
More lakes to the left and onto paved but head wind so still slow. Thought lunch was at 60 so paced myself for that then remembered was at trevelin. Back onto the worst unpaved for the day and rather dull flatter country. Large pebble patches down to 6k per hr to negotiate. It’s hot. Not happy. Finally hit traveling after 75k at least the biggest part of the day done. Was going to give up and take the truck but Victor our new australian arrival said go on, so Dick & I leave together. A hard afternoon over heavily corrugated roads. Very rough. We finally hit the Argentinian border, passports then into chile customs. Back onto sealed roads, I like chile already. Truck takes for ever to clear customs as have to pull put all provisions, wood bits inspected etc.
Out of Argentina into Chile - Sealed roads!
Head off on the sealed road with wonderful yellow gorse like bushes each side heavily perfumed.
Bush camp in a cow paddock, cow shit everywhere. Next to a river so walk down and wash off the days dust there. Cold – very cold water. Dry off cloths from last night’s washing. Old smugglers Argentinian whisky in my tea and bed.