On Friday morning we left B&B Ruta 40, even though it was very tempting to stay. It was raining hard and we could have done our laundry if we had wanted to. The only reason we still decided to leave was the fact that the wind was blowing from the South, so we would have tailwind all the way to San Sebastian. And there was a lot of wind! The prediction was that the wind would change to Northeast the next day, which was good for us again because the road to Porvenir runs to the West.
And it turned out to be a good decision. The wind was very strong, but because it was tailwind we profited from it. It would have been terrible to have to cycle with that wind in your face. Again, total emptiness and desolation. If we had waited a day we would have had to do it that way.
We arrived at the border at San Sebastian around 3 pm. It was true that we could sleep there in the waiting area. It was warm, there was a small kitchen, chairs and a large wooden plankier on which we could put our matresses. We could also take a shower, a nice and hot shower.
Bidhuisjes langs de weg/ Prayercabins alongside the road
Patagonia
Leeg/ empty
Wachtruimte bij Argentijnse grens/ waitingarea Argentine border
Lieve Ronnie en Linda vanuit een nat Heerenveen wensen wij jullie heel fijne kerstdagen. Fijn dat jullie toch goed gegokt hebben met de wind, wel bijzonder slapen bij de grenspost. Wat een mooie foto’s hebben jullie gemaakt. Wat leuk dat jullie bij de bakker hebben geslapen, jullie komen vast zoals bij de bakker dezelfde mensen weer tegen. Het lijkt wel een zware tocht met al die regen en wind, geniet nu maar lekker van de kerst. Liefs Kiki, Henk en Femia.
Dag Lieverds,
Het gaat jullie voor de wind, zou leuk zijn als dit zo blijft. Nu al in Chili. Niet te snel hoor anders zijn jullie volgende maand al weer thuis (mag hoor) In Porvenir met de boot over de straat van magelhaes varen. Lijkt me heel bijzonder om over een “straat” te varen, geniet er maar van.
Liefs
Hi Linda!
Just wanna let you know that I`m glad everything seems to be fine!
Happy 2013 & remember what I asked you (not) to do!
Do all the things I wouldn`t!
Hugs,
Heike
Thanks Heike! Same for you! How are you doing? How’s your Spanish now?