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  • Day 58

    Caught on the border

    November 26, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    As was our fear when we entered the Chile side, there was no one around but just a few meters away, we saw 2-3 vehicles parked on a small hill. They were of green color, the color of the Carbineri vehicles. As we started driving towards them, 2 of the border police guys in full army fatigues with bullet proof jackets and machine guns started walking towards the road. They stopped us and enquired about us. We told them we didn't speak Spanish. They told us we had just entered from Bolivia. We told them we come from Salar Surire which is Chile. (I'm from Barcelona, I know nothing). 😁😁😁 One of them was extremely serious and wanted nothing of our excuses. The other one seemed a bit more senior and more understanding. He asked us where we were going and where we come from and then explained that we had just passed from Bolivia and that there was an alternate road 10 kms long that we should have taken. We feigned ignorance and told him that we had just followed the gps. He asked us to pass while the other guy was still pissed and didn't want to let us go. Eventually this guy just waved us on and we didn't wait for the other guy's reaction 😉😉Read more