Caldera
Trip Start
Aug 03, 2008
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Trip End
Ongoing
Depart La Serena ...no more dual carriageway, this is where the highway becomes single lane each way. Between La Serena and Caldera there isn't really very much. We stopped at Vallenar and had a picnic lunch along the 'rivers' edge, well it wasn't really much of a river but for Chile any bit of water constitutes a river. Had a quick stop in Copiapo but decided that we would keep on going as far as Caldera which was a really nice quiet sea side resort. Found out that it was only quiet because it was winter time. In summer it's really pumping. Stayed at Hosteria Puerta del Sol which has quaint little A frames but there was nothing very quaint about it when I jumped in the shower to immediately get cold water. Come to think of it....we probably had the worst nights sleep so far...hard sheets, low pillows that gave us both sore necks...anybody know a good chiropractor???? The bar across the road had thumping music going til 3am, but the food was good and Malcolm got his fill of pisco sours and also Malcolm was given a whole lot of music which I was able to burn to CD so we had music as we drove along.. Not to mention that Pablo was a whiz on the computer and was able to get my computer going so I couldn't complain that the music was going all night. After a 'no' sleep night we had breakfast then hit the road again.
