Left the city late morning - had the oil changed and bought some new waterproof gloves and some duct tape for my rain suit. Uneventful, and I wasn't really looking forward to riding more dirt roads in the rain.
Traveled north and took a wrong turn (how do you take a wrong turn onto the only other paved road in the region?, but I did) generally a neutral day until I hit the dirt again and --- tada!--- Incredibly.
The beauty gold standard has been revised - tahoe is now only a 9. This region of Chile is amazing. I did a slow drive and only made 145 km all afternoon.
Pulled into a tiny little town on an inlet bay and ran into a Spaniard and a Chilean whom I shared dinner with and then found a little cabin on the water.
A good day!
Nick
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