Puerto Varas to Castro
Cabañas Palafitos Los Pescadores
We headed off early to drive to the island of Chiloe in thick fog and smog, caused by smoke from the wood fires used by most people in the area. We started off well, but after an hour or so we came to a complete stop. People were out of their cars, walking around, we weren't sure whether it was an caused by an accident, or perhaps something to do with the ferry to Chiloe.
After about half an hour the traffic started moving, but M had left the lights on when he stopped the car, so you guessed it .... stuck in a traffic jam with a flat battery. The traffic had only moved about 10 metres or so, so there was no room for a push start (which would have been easy with our tiny car), and moving to the emergency lane wasn't a great idea because drivers were using it to get to the exit road a couple of kilometres further on.
Luckily some other car drivers came to our aid with some jumper leads, we had plenty of time as we were told the road could be closed all day. It wasn't an accident as we had thought, the police close the road due to very poor visibility caused by the fog and smoke. It eventually took us two and a half hours to cover 5 kms, but finally the visibility improved and we made it to the ferry across to the island.
By the time we reached Ancud for a lunch stop it was a beautiful day. We walked around town, visited the museum, and then a picnic lunch at one of the piers just out of town where stalls were set up to sell fresh crabs and shellfish.
From there we drove to Castro where we had booked our accommodation for the next three nights, right on the water with a great view.
Cabañas Palafitos Los Pescadores
We headed off early to drive to the island of Chiloe in thick fog and smog, caused by smoke from the wood fires used by most people in the area. We started off well, but after an hour or so we came to a complete stop. People were out of their cars, walking around, we weren't sure whether it was an caused by an accident, or perhaps something to do with the ferry to Chiloe.
After about half an hour the traffic started moving, but M had left the lights on when he stopped the car, so you guessed it .... stuck in a traffic jam with a flat battery. The traffic had only moved about 10 metres or so, so there was no room for a push start (which would have been easy with our tiny car), and moving to the emergency lane wasn't a great idea because drivers were using it to get to the exit road a couple of kilometres further on.
Luckily some other car drivers came to our aid with some jumper leads, we had plenty of time as we were told the road could be closed all day. It wasn't an accident as we had thought, the police close the road due to very poor visibility caused by the fog and smoke. It eventually took us two and a half hours to cover 5 kms, but finally the visibility improved and we made it to the ferry across to the island.
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| Seafood lunch anyone? |
From there we drove to Castro where we had booked our accommodation for the next three nights, right on the water with a great view.
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