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Good information....but that ferry is not free. You just neglected to pay. You are supposed to enter the downstairs cabin and line up for the pursar's window where you buy a ticket. Quite a few riders don't....but that's for their conscience, not mine.
You did well with the tire. I tried to buy tires in various remote places in Chile just after the earthquake but couldn't find my size new or used, and the usual overnight shipments from Santiago had been suspended with the airport closure. All normal cautions apply, including don't try to cut it too close, since delivery systems (gas, parts, infrastructure, machines) break down a lot.
Enjoy your trip north! It's a lot more scenic than Ruta 3.
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You are supposed to enter the downstairs cabin and line up for the pursar's window where you buy a ticket. mark
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Mark, I did ask one of the sailors who sent me into the ticket office. When I asked the officer there how much it is he just waved me out the door - so my conscience is clean ;-))
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Heh heh. Good deal: a free ferry and a free conscience in one fell swoop! Wonder if it's changed, or you hit the holiday spirit, or what.
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We got on for free too (and did try to pay). They made us wait til the ferry was crammed then found a corner for us at the back - maybe it's a new policy. It's cheap as chips anyway, so who cares.
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Damn the three of us had to pay, crossing a few days ago on the 30th of December... and there was even an Argentinian biker along... But it was indeed not that expensive (40 pesos I believe)
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