The drive continues

We continued our drive south through the Chilean Patagonian fjords. It's cherry season here at the moment, so there are lovely black morello cherries available to buy every time we step off the truck. At US$1 - 2 per kilo, we are eating rather a lot!

We stopped for lunch in a small town. Unlike yesterday, there was actually a selection of open shops where we could buy something decent to eat! Mark had a beef and egg empanada and I had a sandwich I had made at breakfast. We both had an ice cream for dessert.

Once we arrived in the city of Coyhaique, we stopped at a supermarket. This would be our last chance to shop before crossing back into Argentina, so three cook groups had to shop and Nikki needed to do a bulk shop for the truck. The rest of us took the opportunity to stock up on food and drink at Chilean prices, rather than the considerably higher Argentine ones.

I have no idea how we managed to get everything on the truck for the short drive to the campsite! Bags filled the aisle. We were all nursing something or other!

We were staying at a small rural site. It was very tight to get the truck on, but Ritchie managed it! Once we were on, we set up our tents while Nikki stowed all the supplies. There was some sketchy WiFi, so I managed to reply to a message Gill sent a couple of days ago. When the cook group started their prep, I cut up the canteloupe melon we had bought to go with Serrano ham for lunch tomorrow.

While we were doing this, Barbara's nephew, Ewan, showed up. She had arranged for him to join us for the night. He is currently travelling out independently to through South America. He has been cycling up to now, but he sold his bike this afternoon, so he will be continuing by hitchhiking.

We had quinoa salad with chicken for dinner. I thought it was tasty - Mark wasn't so keen! Matt is the latest to fall victim to the dreaded lurgi! He skipped dinner in an attempt to sleep it off. Nikki reminded us all to wash our hands to stay well!! That's the least of it!

After dinner, I had a shower and then we turned it in. We left most of the others drinking and chatting.Read more