Chile

Our short trip through Chile can be found here.

Day 518 – Chile and a great day –Penitentes ski hill to Portillo
Day 519 – Adapter day – Portillo to La Calera
Day 520 – To the sea – La Calera to Valparaiso
Days 521-522 – Valparaiso, Chile – graffiti city
Day 523 – Backtracks – Valparaiso to Casablanca
Day 524 – Backroad Chile – Casablanca to Melipilla
Day 525 – Re-routing – Melipilla to Lago Rapel 
Day 526 – Rain day, sort of – Lago Rapel to Santa Cruz
Day 527 – Wine tasting and “kicking back” in Santa Cruz
Day 528 – Highway day – Santa Cruz to Talca 
Day 529 – Un-Highway day – Talca to Linares
Day 530 – Fun highway day, mostly – Linares to San Carlos
Day 531 – Falls day –San Carlos to Salto del Laja
Day 532 – Mixed day – Salto del Lajas to Collipulli
Day 533 – Road signs – Collipulli to Temuco
Day 534 – Old friends – Temuco to Villarrica
Day 535 – Seven Lakes Way – Villarrica to Panguipulli
Day 536 – No room at the inn – Panguipulli to near Rio Buena
Day 537 – Escaping the potato bugs – Rio Buena to Osorno
Days 538-539 – Osorno and the plan ahead
Day 540 – The end of I-5 – Osorno to Puerto Montt
Day 541 – Puerto Montt update
Day 542 – Wet start – Puerto Montt to Contao
Day 543 – Sun and fun – Contao to Hornopirén
Day 544 – Ferry, short ride and more bikes – Hornopirén to Parque Pumalin
Day 545 – Wet progress – Parque Pumalin to Chaiten 
Day 546 – Wet, wet, wet and then a reality check – Chaiten to Villa Santa Lucia 
Day 547 – Waiting out the rain in Villa Santa Lucia
Day 548 – 5k short – Villa Santa Lucia to La Junta
Day 549 – Nancy sets a new “Ertel-Peterson” world record!
Day 550 – The middle 5k – La Junta to Puyuhuapi
Day 551 – 10K Dave – Puyuhuapi to Refugio Río Cisnes
Day 552 – Some blue – Refugio Río Cisnes to Mañihuales
Day 553 – A day of everything – Mañihuales to Coyhaique
Days 554-555 – Coyhaique musing
Day 556 – Mountain day – Coyhaique to Laguna Chiguay
Day 557 – Wind at Cerro Castillo – Laguna Chiguay to Los Nires Campground
Day 558 – Blew skies –Los Nires Campground to Doña Dora Campground
Day 559 – Snow capped views continue – Doña Dora Campground to Rio Tranquilo
Day 560 – Rio Tranquilo relaxing
Day 561 – More blue skies (yeah!) – Puerto Rio Tranquilo to Cerro Colors Camping
Day 562 – Rio Baker ramble –Cerro Colors Camping to Cochrane 
Day 563 – Cochrane (Co-cra-ne) and the route ahead…
Day 564 – Day one – Cochrane to Under trees near creek
Day 565 – Day two –Under trees near creek to Glacial View Campsite
Day 566 – Days three and four – Glacial View Campsite to Villa O’Higgins 
Days 567-568 – Weather delay in Villa O’Higgins

Day 579 –  Chile winds – Abandoned hotel to Cerro Castillo
Day 580 – Tailwinds, Woohoo! – Cerro Castillo to Puerto Natales
Days 581-581 – Torres Del Paine National Park
Days 582-583 – Merry Christmas from Puerto Natales
Day 584 – A strong finish – Puerto Natales to Morro Chico
Day 585 – The catch – Morro Chico to Punta Arenas
Days 586-587 – Meeting new and old friends in Punta Arenas
Days 588-589 – Happy New Year and the winner is…
Day 590 – A six pack on New Year’s Day – Punta Arenas to Onaisin Bus Stop
Day 591 – Kings for the day – Onaisin Bus stop to San Sebastian