Above us we can see steam seeping out of the slopes of the Chaitén volcano. I’m not sure if that should be inspiring or foreboding but we’ll probably be okay till Sunday.
By driving up the coast from Chaitén and following the highway towards the ferry harbor at Puerto Gonzalo, 17 gravel miles north of us, we came to an iOverlander free camp situated close to the trailhead used to hike up the volcano.
We aren’t in the park facilities so Rusty is allowed here as the national highway runs through the park, but we can’t take him on any dedicated park roads or trails. Good enough for us to park for free as we await our Sunday morning ferry ride from the docks in Chaitén. It’s not a bad spot either.
We’re far enough from the road to not get dust clouds and with my GoTread levelers under the rear tires we are sitting comfortably with Starlink but no phone signal.
It’s where are spending our time cooking, exercising, walking Rusty, reading and generally being less exciting than usual. So I thought I’d post some pictures for the day. Patagonia looking good.
They spent Thursday grading and rolling the gravel to yield a temporary smooth surface.
Not exactly alone as people come she go, some park and walk to the trail head just up the road to walk in the National Park. It’s a constantly changing scene.
24 hours before it looked like this, the only constant being GANNET2.
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