Today the great escape from this dump was supposed to be at 08:30 but our flight was cancelled and we had to wait until 17:30 to get out of here. Anywhere enough of the most boring town in the World. We finally arrived in Balmaceda and the landscape once again flowed with snow capped mountains and being the Chilean Southern Lake District lakes that were made for water skiing on, unfortunately no water ski-ing allowed in the National Parks, 48% of Chile is protected land under the National Park scheme. Balmaceda itself is just an airport so after an argument with Hertz we ditched the planned hire car and caught a min bus to Coyhaique the main town in what´s called the Aysen region of Chile.Despite the size of the town it was pretty difficult to get a room, surprising given that at 22:00 the towns restaurants and bars were deserted (everyone in coffee shops growing beards) For dinner we visited the highly recommended Casino de Bombaderos, not quite the Fireman's Casino but more what appeared to be the local fire stations canteen which was open to the public, pretty good chicken and chips.
Highlights: Dinner at Casino de Bombaderos
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