The Journey So Far
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“Fin de la Carretera” – End of the Carretera
While in Puerto Rio Tranquilo the young lady at the tourism office strongly encouraged us to take a drive to Chile Chico, a small town near the Argentine border but running almost 100 km east from the Carretera Austral. It would, she said, offer some of the most...
Carretera Austral – South to Puerto Rio Tranquilo
The last task in Futaleufu was to visit the nearby Argentine border and get clarification from the Chilean border folks as to exactly which Chilean borders would open in the south, come December 1 and then January 1. This was critical information and would determine...
Carretera Austral – The Road to Futaleufu
Begun in 1976 under the direction of then dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, Chile’s legendary Carretera Austral ( Route, or in Spanish “Ruta”, 7 ) is considered one of the country’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. Prior to its construction most of Chile’s...
The Chilean Lakes District
From Los Angeles ( Chile ) the Lakes District was only a few hours drive south. Long, straight, smooth highways almost all the way made for an effortless drive, first to Villarrica, and then on to Pucon. Two of the gems in the Chilean Lakes District these two towns...
Reunited With Our Rig
Vina Del Mar had been a great place to transition back in to Chilean life. Beautiful warm days, excellent shopping, and - I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention it - incredibly hospitable hotel staff. They simply could not do enough for us and all commented on how thrilled...
Return to Chile
Please excuse the MacArthur-like analogy but, 1 year, 7 months and 14 days after beating a hasty retreat from Chile in the face of a global pandemic, finally we “have returned” ! Never in our wildest thoughts ( back in March 2020 ) did we expect we would be away that...
