Snow - winter is coming

A day with fast changing weather, 15min sunshine, then rain and wind and on 1100m there was very strong winds and snow coming down. I changed my jacket about five times. Famous switchback curves down to Villa Cerro Castillo. A place with a view.

Coyhaique - empanadas and reading a lot

Everyone seems to be shopping food for the holidays, 30min in the supermarket (they have an huge one in Coyhaique) in the queue. Christmas songs everywhere, even the carabineros have a car with a loudspeaker. 

First empanadas her in Chile filled with cheese.

Picture is from yesterday,  the road to Villa Ortega, Ruta 7, the original Carreterra Austral. 

Coyhaique - rest day ahead

Arrived in the big city today, nice camp site and a good opportunity to refill, wash, repair and take a day off. Now the southern part of Carreterra Austral is about to begin. With a few stops for sightseeing I should be on New Years Eve or a few days later in Villa O'Higgins, with a bit more then a month for the deep south left.

Fresh Eggs

My campsite today has a lot of active chicken, hope to get some fresh eggs from them in Villa Manihualis.

NP Queulat - Glacier

Had a long lunch break in Puyuhuapi (settlement of German pioneers) and drove further along the shore to NP Queulat and its glacier. Hopefully the weather is fine early morning and I can see a bit on my hike. A first glimpse tonight through the lens of my (tele zoom) camera was promising.