Chaitén
On Monday, December 9th I was going to install me in downtown area
of Chaitén to use Wifi connection, Zona_ChileGob. Then I waited the
following day to embark on the ferry bound for Quellón on Isla
Grande Chiloé.
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| Playa Sta. Barbara, 8:00 |
Chaitén, Oficina de informacion |
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| Chaitén |
Quellón
On Tuesday, January 10th I waited at the ferry dispatching platform
in Chaitén as of 8:00, recommended by Naviera Austral. The procedure
of loading started around 9:00 for a departure announced at 10:00,
on time. Four hours later we approached Quellón. I unloaded around
14:20 to make supply at Unimarc supermarket then to find a bivouac
along the quay. During the crossing I continued reading a novel,
Salvator, by A. Dumas.
Ferry to Chiloé, click on the pic for opening the gallery
End of Panamericana Road
After vainly tried to obtain a road map at the oficina of turismo I
left Quellón southwards to reach the End of Panamericana Road
in Trincao with its symbolic monument. I bivouacked not far at the
edge of Golfo Corcovado.
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| Quellón |
Panamericana, click on the pic for opening the gallery
Cucao
The day of the Thursday, January 12th was not only a rainy day but
also a dense foggy day. Isla Grande Chiloé has 16 wooden churches of
the 18th century registered in the world heritage of humanity,
UNESCO. I had intended to go to explore Parquet Nacional Chiloé; but
due to the ceaseless rain I gave up this project. I bivouacked not
far from the Pacific Ocean after Cucao on the ruta #W800.
Pucatue
On Friday, January 13th the barometer of my vehicle posted a large
sun; the good weather was announced. Que nenni, the influence of the
Pacific Ocean covered the landscape with clouds if not threatening
at least obscuring it. On my way in the absence of rain, I took
pictures of wooden churches in each crossed village. That of Chonchi
is registered by the UNESCO inventory. I have some difficulties for
finding a bivouac, unspecified on the W#853 road at Pucatue in a
small park strewn with cans.
Iglesias, click on the pic for opening the gallery
Aguantao
After having consulted Internet at Chonchi I visited two sights in
Castro the San Francisco church and Palafitos Gamboa. Then I went to
Rilán to admire the Santa Maria church recently restored. The
village is built on a hill, I did not find a bivouac satisfactory; I
pushed up to Aguantao at the edge of water where I could observe the
local fauna and more particularly raptors. The spot is in the middle
of nowhere but idyllic in spite of the pollution with blocks of
polystyrene brought by the tide.
Iglesias, click on the pic for opening the gallery
Birds, click on the pic for opening the gallery
Tenaun
By leaving Aguantao I admired the landscape of hills undulating in
green meadows discovering of the villages snuggled around a wooden
church. On my way I stopped in Dalcahue to see the church registered
in UNESCO which was crammed to attend the 11:00 mass. On the square
it was day of the artisanal market. Further on it was Tenaún with
there too a church registered by the inheritance UNESCO. I
bivouacked on the spot vis-a-vis Golfo de Ancud.
Iglesias, click on the pic for opening the gallery
