Day 4 (bus day 1 ) On the road to Pucon

So we’re up early after last nights intro and breakfast in hostel and then onto the bus !
There’s a good mix of youth and experience and it’s predominantly Brit with two Canadians , two yanks and two Aussies and a full bus of 24!
We swop stories of trips we’ve done and also hear how the legs from Cartagena to here went ! (The visit to the active silver mine sounds distinctively dangerous ! Providing gifts to independent miners ( dynamite stick???) for access whilst there was no real support or safety checks).. Five will be doing the complete gig finishing at Manaus after Xmas !
We awake to find WhatsApp messages telling us that some of the party were robbed in a club last night - money stolen and police useless!
On the road for a day but it’s raining and it continues all day. It’s a day to discover everyone on the bus .. chatting , reading , sleeping, some watching movies !
It’s a day to get used to things-
Stops for loo and lunch .
The bus is different from before with just us inside and driver Kev and leader Claire upfront and below . Eight at front and the rest sitting around the edges , not looking out windows ! We’re 21 as three catching up after sorting things out with police,
Not much see apart from rain and wide rivers and vineyards.
We eventually find a
Campsite and not a roadside as the weather needs us to find some cover!
Arrival drill is similar - tents more circular bivouacs are put up , the cook team starts the meal prep. We find the owner and he provides some beer.
A meal of rice and tomato type vegetable melange .
After chat and beer and music trivia it’s bed time and it’s quit til 12 when the Friday night disco starts up and lasts til 530 am! Not the most restful night and we’re up for breakfast at 7 and a depart at 730 after all stowed away . A wet full dull dayRead more