Billy ready to go!
Alex and Markus putting the finishing touches on Violeta and Max.
As Markus and I had figured out the other day, we had just a short distance to go to get to Ruta 7.
The ice bike path out of town. Sadly, it was only lasted a few miles. We had a fairly steep hill with no shoulder that was a bit nerve wracking because there was quite a bit of morning traffic. Partway up, we decided the sidewalk was a safer bet.
We were making our way out of town in the sunshine…oh yeah, did I mention it was sunny?
It got even sunnier than in this photo…until it started to rain. We stopped and put on all our rain gear. It rained for about 1 1/2-2 hours. No photos during that time.
Eventually the sun came back out. The rain gear came off, and it was quite enjoyable.
This was actually at a spot where we took a pee break.
I even had fingerless gloves on which allowed me to take this photo while riding.
Pretty little bay.
This guy was pushing a wheelbarrow with a boat life ring in it…strange.
We had a ferry to catch at about 27 miles in.
The boat in the far distance was our ferry.
Bikes lined up on the ferry. The ferry cost about the equivalent of $3.00 for the bikes.
We went upstairs and had a snack.
Snow in the mountains!
After we got to the other ferry terminal, we sat down for some lunch.
This is the town on the other end of the ferry ride.
Lunchtime.
In Chile, they have to put on the package that it is high in calories, high in fat, and high in sugar. Even if the food is imported, there will be a sticker on it.
Every road off a ferry is an uphill. We had a good climb off this ferry. My new Garmin is doing exactly as advertised regarding climbs, even if I’m not running a route (which I’m not because the Carratera is all just Ruta 7).
We had about 6 miles to go to get to where we planned to camp. We went by this incredible cemetery. There were two women across the cemetery on the far side. When we stopped to take the photos, the women yelled out, “Hola!”. Lots of people said, “Hola” to us today. Very friendly.
We first went to the place Markus had seen on Google maps. The owner wasn’t there. His brother told us of another camping place close by. We went there instead.
It’s a nice campground, privately owned. It cost us 5000 pesos each (about $5.00).There are showers (lukewarm, but good enough. The grass is a little long, but very cushy. There are several dogs and one cat (also various farm animals). The cat is very friendly.
Our campsite.
It jumped up on both Alex and Markus’ laps.
Nothing like trying to work on a spoon carving with a cat on your lap!
Later when we were cooking dinner, on of the dogs joined us. It put on its best begging face, but we resisted.
Please can I have some food!
See where the cat is? It wouldn’t come down while the dog was there.
We had a great first day. Not too much rain, finished with it early in the day, and hada good amount of sunshine. The three of us are well matched, cycling wise. Alex and I are pretty much the same speed going up the hills. I know it’s only been one day of riding, but I’m really enjoying riding and camping with Alex and Markus!
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