Feb 23
After a flight to Balmaceda airport, a rental truck, a night in Coyhaique, then an all day drive over many mountain passes, all dirt roads, about 9 hours…. we are here.
The last 9 kilometers off the Carratera Austral 7 is a relatively perfect dirt road without a sign through low rolling Piedmont (no trees really) it is 8:45 PM when we roll in.
The sun will set in another hour. The full moon will be up again. Orion and the Southern Cross and a couple of large planets burst into view. There will be so many more to see without the moon, they say here.
We are unplugged and local for the next 4 nights. We stay at the 2 year old lodge appointed with reused wood, tiles. It is warm oak furniture, window frames and rafters. Black and white photos by renowned artists are also framed in oak. The polished floors are shoeless as they are re-cycled and re-furnished as well. Every fixture is brushed chrome – think Restoration hardware. (Who may have been the decorator/designer).
Huge coffee table books are out-written by Doug Tomkins and others who are passionate about this landscape, this wild and slow growing part of the planet.
We will find new treks each day from here.
Tomorrow, we will NOT get back in the rental truck as we are beyond tired of the bumps and need a break!
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