Sunday 29 January
Early start again – no brekky even. Breathtaking sunrise. Stopped after a few hours for fruit & cereal and then another full day on the road. The scrub shortened to ankle height and eventually groundcover, without ever leaving the soil bare. We stopped for lunch just off the road and Colin calmly told us there was a bit of a lake just over the small hill – it turned out to be a very picturesque volcano! It had two concentric rings, a very pretty (and apparently bottomless) lake and a lot of very craggy lava flows. Very interesting. None of the books mention it and apparently Colin stumbled across it by chance.
Back on the road to the Chilean border, then a ferry crossing on the Strait of Magellan. Pod of Commerson's dolphins close to shore. There was an embarrassing moment involving a lighthouse, for which I apologise profusely to the Government and people of Chile, and particularly the cleaning staff. It was about 7.30 before we reached our destination – another quarry. Steeper hills and less attractive sunsets but very pleasant nonetheless. People were cracking out their heavier jackets and the shorts disappeared and the circle round the fire was pretty tight.
Camp Bob from on high
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