30th
Jan, Wild camp small river to Free Refugio (20M)
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| No floods this morning |
Not a good
nights sleep for either of us, we were both concerned that the small river we’d
pitched near would rise with the ongoing rain and we’d wake this morning washed
away. Actually despite the rain all night, the river level actually dropped
near our tent, so all that loss of sleep for nothing.
Again we actually managed
a relatively dry day of cycling and benefited from the recent rain with a
beautiful display of numerous waterfalls. We also benefited from a good tail
wind, but again we stopped for the day earlier than planned as the weather
closed in on us again, thankfully about the time we spotted a free Refugio hut.
It’s location was described to us by a really helpful campsite owner from Villa
O’Higgins. There are a couple of them, newly installed along the road to
provide cyclists, hitchers and other tourists with a refuge if needed. Ours was
needed tonight. The rain resumed, the wind picked up and a shelter with a
fireplace and accessible firewood was perfect. We hung up our damp kit and
spent the evening huddled round the fire before bundling into our sleeping bags
listening to the wind and rain on the tin roof, very thankful for this refuge.
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| Drying shed |
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