This is it from the outside. Funny thing, every time we have stayed in a cabaña, it’s been #3. Markus and I decided we wouldn’t specifically request cabaña #3, but if we stayed in a different number, and it wasn’t great, we would then request #3. Because, obviously, 3 is our lucky cabaña number!
We took a moment between rain showers to go for a walk. First we needed to let the management know we were continuing to stay. Alex and Markus wanted to pay by card, but it wasn’t possible here at Nathaly Cabañas. So, there is also Nathaly Tienda. A guy (maybe the husband of the owner of the tienda???) offered to give us a ride in his pickup to the tienda. It wasn’t really that far away, but he knew exactly where to go, so that made it easier. The tienda was a clothing store (tienda de ropa). Alex paid, and we told the guy we wanted to walk around.
Santa María church (and a Monkey Puzzle tree)
Snowman made of tires.
We stopped in what looked like a Visitor/Tourist Center. It had lots of crafts by local artists. Mostly it was wool stuff. I regret not bringing another pair of warm socks. They had some knitted warm socks for about the equivalent of $7.00. I’ll figure out where to pack them somehow.
Warm socks to wear with my Birkies.
Alex got a pair of leg warmers.
Very colorful!
With warm toes and shins, we continued on our exploratory walk around La Junta. We were looking for a statue of Pinochet. It was supposed to be on the Carratera, but we didn’t find it (yet). Instead, we crossed over the Carratera to a park.
It was also the trailhead for a trail into Lago Rosselot National Park. We walked up the trail just a short bit to a view of La Junta.
La Junta is pretty big as Patagonian pueblos go. There are a few mercados, lots of Cabaña places, and several restaurants.
We walked back down.
Looking up the hillside, it looks like the leaves are changing, but really, it’s all the fire bushes. I liked this photo of Alex with her red jacket, and the red fire bush.
We stopped in one of the coffee shops and had chocolate caliente. It was quite tasty.
Even a marshmallow!
Back at the Cabañas, the rain began, and hasn’t really stopped.
We are staying three more nights here because of the weather. Friday, the plan is to ride to Puyuhuapi. There’s a pretty good chance it will rain in the morning, but Puyuhuapi is only about 46kms away. Then the weather is looking a lot better. We want to go into Queulot National Park to the Hanging Glacier outside of Puyuhuapi.
It might seem that we are not making a lot of progress, but I’m really enjoying this relaxed pace. I like, if the weather is bad, we can just hang out, and wait for it to get better. I have plenty of time, and there is no need to cycle in crappy weather. Also, the cábalas are cheap (especially split three ways). And above all that, I’m really enjoying Alex and Markus’ company. We keep saying we make a good team! I’m am very lucky to be doing this tour with them!
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