Party in Guadal

Yaaay, finally Mona has arrived in Chile Chico. We met in Pucon and we said we wanted to hitchhike the Carretera Austral (Ruta 7) together.
We wanted to start in Chile Chico, but the Carretera Austral is gonna Start a bit more west.

Cristian from Couchsurfing told me that there was a festival in Puerto Guadal which was on our route. So we started hitchhiking there, which we successfully did. The nature and the scenery on the way was magnificent. We passed beautiful turquoise Lagoons and drove right next to the lake General Carrera all the time. And with all the Mountains in the background it all looked magical!

We finally made it to Guadal and put our tent up next to the lake. We decided to do some free camping. I love camping!! 🏕

The festival started as soon as it got dark and the local people danced the “chamame” which is the traditional dance here. I got taught it too and it’s super fun but also very exhausting as you’re doing little jumps all the time. 💃🏽😂
Afterwards there was another band of three woman that dressed like ABBA with a cowboy hat. They were AMAZING! We laughed so much and had so many beer and at 6am in the morning we finally returned to our tent to get some rest 😂Read more