It’s starts with a mini adventure within an adventure! On the Tuesday night before our ferry crossing on Wednesday, we go to the booking office to fill out our immigration forms and we’re told our 8am ferry crossing will now depart at 4.40am due to the predicted strong winds coming in! It’s a 7km cycle …
Cycling the Carratera Austral.
We head inland for seven miles after leaving the ferry and finally getting going. We reach Puerto Aysen and find a good coffee shop. We drink coffee and catch up on the phone with friends and family, before finally leaving with supplies, and heading east to join the Carratera Austral. The Carratera Austral is a …
Chiloe, a long ferry ride and into Southern Patagonia.
Chiloe is Chile’s second largest island and yet it definitely still has that sleepy island feel, at least off the main Ruta 5 that sweeps down the middle. Everything seems to slow down, the locals are friendly and there’s always that seaside seaweed smell where ever you are. Our perfect new years wild camp on …