Sunday, January 21, 2007

Day 69 January 17th 2007, Uh oh wrong way - Chile Chico to Cochrane, 181km

I am getting used to life under canvas now but I have to say the food or should I say rations leave a little to be desired. No sign of steak, lamb or even fresh fish at any of the small supermercados we come across. You can always find the ingredients to make a ham and cheese sandwich, although I am getting a little tired of these now.

A 180km doesn´t sound like a long way but in a Toyota Yaris on dirt tracks it certainly is. On arriving in Cochrane we followed the guide books suggestion and found the first of the two campsites, a locals back garden. So we headed off to find the campsite located 12km within the national park. 20km and a drive which would have put a land rover through its paces we realised we had made a wrong turn and headed back to the town. This little side trip seems to have proved too much for the Toyota Yaris which now makes a loud banging sound every time we go up a hill, the sort of noise which would make you take your car straight to the garage.
Making it back to the town we followed a different track and found the campsite we were looking for 2km down the road. After setting up camp I treated Shelley to dinner at what is widely regarded as the best restaurant in town "El Fogon"

Highlights: Dinner at the best restaurant in town

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