Having a lazy day today sorting out stuff and giving our bikes some much needed attention. The hostal were are camping at is very cosy and comfortable, it will be hard to leave tomorrow morning. But we have our ferry for the tansfer from Villa o higgings to El Chaletan booked for the 17th, that gives us six days for the next 600 km, so we better hit the road again. Coyhaique has a museum on the construction of the carreterra austral, but it is under re-construction unfortunately so we could not see it. I did not realise that the first section of the carreterra austral, i.e. between Coihaiue and Chaiten, was only completed in 1982. Amazing how much this region has already changed in the past 30 years. Apart from the national park most of the land along the road sides has been cleared for farming, and it feels like tourism has already become a major source of income.
Sorry, we cannot post photos yet, we may have to do that from home or if we come across a super-modern internet cafe. Saying that I did not expect the high speed internet and wifi everyone seems to have here..
All the best for now..
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