1st Jan, Chepu to Castro (57M)
We had a bit of a debate about leaving Chepu so quickly after putting so much effort into getting here, but in the end we decided to move on. The huge number of horseflies at Chepu, make trekking and being outside during the warm part of the day uncomfortable. I had hoped to go kayaking on the river, but that wasn´t on today, so we decided to move on. We had a small amount of doubling back on yesterdays route and then took another gravel road to rejoin Ruta 5 heading southwards. Sooner than expected (after about 10miles) we rejoined the tarmaced ruta 5 and continued southwards to Castro the capital of Chiloe. Smells of asados (barbeques) filled our noses at the small villages we passed. Most shops were shut but a couple of small ones and garages were open. We had enough food with us, but gratefully stopped twice for a cold coke and then an icecream later in the day
New years day and Castro was like a ghost town. We found our way to a campsite south of town with all important hot showers!
We had a bit of a debate about leaving Chepu so quickly after putting so much effort into getting here, but in the end we decided to move on. The huge number of horseflies at Chepu, make trekking and being outside during the warm part of the day uncomfortable. I had hoped to go kayaking on the river, but that wasn´t on today, so we decided to move on. We had a small amount of doubling back on yesterdays route and then took another gravel road to rejoin Ruta 5 heading southwards. Sooner than expected (after about 10miles) we rejoined the tarmaced ruta 5 and continued southwards to Castro the capital of Chiloe. Smells of asados (barbeques) filled our noses at the small villages we passed. Most shops were shut but a couple of small ones and garages were open. We had enough food with us, but gratefully stopped twice for a cold coke and then an icecream later in the day
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