Concepcion – Talca 282 kms (60 kms Track)
Total Distance So Far: 8,275 kms (6,405 kms by Land, 1,770 kms by Sea)
We had a bit of a late start trying to get the internet connection to work as I was about a week without getting on-line. We started off going through some very small mountain tracks. The GPS sent us that way to meet a main road. The main road turned out to be a motorway and there was no way we could get onto it. A very helpful local farmer took us on a few more tracks to an embankment where we could get the bike down onto the motorway. The only problem we were on the wrong side and we had to travel 30 kms back to Concepcion to turn around. It was now 5.30pm and we were back where we had started. GPS’s eh! Invaluable, but when they go wrong, they can really send you in circles.
The tracks were great I have to say, and the help the farmer gave shows just how helpful and kind the Chileans are.
At this point we stuck to the main road and just made a couple of hundred kilometers towards Santiago, stopping at a place called Talca. We were deep into wine country and saw countless fields lined with vines.
Kids jumping off a bridge in a small town we passed.
Part of the Pan-American Highway, called the PanAm or Ruta 5 in Chile.
Talca's busy shopping streets.
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