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The Travel Journal of Jacqui and Lars

 

Chile - 29 December, 2001

 

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Location Latitude Longitude Elevation

Travel Distance

Start Hostelling International, Santiago S33º26.567' W070º39.789' 532 m
Waterfall, Salto de Laja . . . .
Finish Campsite, Salto de Laja S37º13.255' W072º23.292' 111 m 481 km (by Exodus truck)

Leg 2 Total:

481 km

Leg 1 Total:

9,010 km

Galapagos:

771 km

Grand Total:

10,261 km

 

Weather: Clear, sunny and very hot.  Cool overnight.

 

 

After we get ready in the morning, we head over to the truck (which is parked nearby) and help transfer the stuff that we need to from Priscilla to the Exodus truck that will be giving us a lift.  We transfer the tents, a number of the gray boxes (with pots and pans, plates and bowls and the sauces and spices), gas cylinder, cooker and other gear.  After we add the bags and sleeping stuff, the truck is quite full.  It does not seem to have the same storage space as on our truck.

 

We are off on schedule at 10 AM and continue on our way south.  After getting through a traffic jam caused by an accident, we start to make some good progress.  We buy some fixings for lunch at a supermarket and then a short time later stop at a petrol station and have lunch.  We spend the rest of the afternoon driving towards Salto de Laja, arriving at the waterfall shortly after 7 PM.   While we appreciate the lift in the Exodus truck, we look forward to getting Priscilla back.  While the seating arrangement in the Exodus truck is more sociable, it is not as comfortable.  There is also not as much storage space on the truck.

 

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Before heading to the campsite, we wander down to the falls to have a look.  At one time they must have had quite a nice set up here, but it has fallen into disrepair (or was damaged by a very high river at some point).  It is not a bad little waterfall.

 

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We get to the campsite at 8 PM and set up camp.  We do not have much of our stuff with us, so we hang out and wait for the cook group to prepare dinner.  After dinner we roast some of the remaining marshmallows over the fire before heading to bed.  The campsite is pretty full and there seem to be many parties going on so we have a disturbed nights sleep.

 

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